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"It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go."
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"Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success."

"I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today."

"It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go."

"There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic."

"I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program."

"When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it."

"One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can't get an answer from someone until 5 o'clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn't get too exciting after a while."
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"Families in which nothing is ever discussed usually have a lot not to discuss."
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