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"I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team."
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"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming."

"I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now."

"Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'"

"My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'"

"Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz."

"If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy."

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it."

"Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home."

"There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me."
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