Yeah, My Friends Call Me Mike, Michael

It's The Olympics. If You Can't Get Up To Swim Early In The Morning, Don't Go.

I'm Kind Of A Creature Of Habit. Once I Get Used To Doing Things, It's Like Second Nature.

I'm Fortunate To Have An Amazing, Strong Mother Who Is So Supportive Of Everything Me And My Sisters Did Growing Up - But She Was Someone Who Never Forced Us To Go Swim Or To Go Do This Or That. She Helped Us Think About Certain Consequences When We Needed To, But We Made Our Own Decisions. I Think If I Were Forced To Swim, I Wouldn't Have Stayed In The Pool As Long As I Did.

When I'm Focused, There Is Not One Single Thing, Person, Anything That Can Stand In The Way Of My Doing Something. There Is Not. If I Want Something Bad Enough, I Feel I'm Gonna Get There.

Being Able To Do Something That's Never Been Done Before, That's What I've Always Wanted To Do. . . . There Was Nothing That Was Going To Stand In My Way Of Being The First.