I Knew I Was Not A Failure

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.

I Was Very Fortunate At A Young Age To Learn What Goal Setting Is And How To Take Time And Spend It The Right Way. I Have A Lot Going On Now, But I Want My Family To Have Everything I Had Growing Up And More, And Yeah, For Me To Do That There Are Times When I Need To Jump On A Plane And Travel Around The World In A Week. But Also, It's Like, If I Start Getting Burnt Out, I Know When I Need To Take A Break. Your Body Tells You; Just Listen To What Your Heart Is Saying.

I Want To Be Able To Look Back And Say, 'i've Done Everything I Can, And I Was Successful.' I Don't Want To Look Back And Say I Should Have Done This Or That. I'd Like To Change Things For The Younger Generation Of Swimmers Coming Along.

I See My Goals As Personal And I Always Have. That's Just Been How I've Worked.

I Wanted To Get The Fastest Time In The World This Year, But With Everything Going On, It's A Pretty Decent Swim, ... I Knew I Was Under World Record Pace. You Could Tell By The Crowd. You Can Always Tell At These Meets When Something Good Is Going On Because Of The Crowd.