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"I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there."
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"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."
Race
"Swimming isn't everything, winning is."
Winning
"All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four."
Being
"In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency."
Life
"In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night."
Age
"What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful."
Success
"Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success."
Success
"I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today."
Future
"I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there."
Want
"The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude."
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"If you want to be happy, be."
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"When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants."
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"Only those who want everything done for them are bored."
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"I do want to go another way - to write something completely different."
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"If you want to be loved, be lovable."
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"Don't say "the White House wants." Buildings can't want."
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"I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them for me."
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"I didn't want it to be a book that made pronouncements."
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"I'm not going to become anybody I don't want to become."
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"I want to do a record with Monica Lewinsky."
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