The best swimmers are the ones that almost don't try the most... It's just about relaxing and enjoying it.

As long as I'm enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.

At the Olympics, you have almost nothing to lose, but at the Olympic trials, you have everything to lose. You have the last four years of your life to lose.

No one likes to get beaten, even if it is to your best friend.

My job isn't to create history; it's to go out there and perform at my best.

I tend to be that swimmer that doesn't look like she is trying, but is actually dying on the inside. It's a little bit unfortunate because people are, like, 'Can you just try harder?' I was, like, 'If you can see what's going on in my head right now, you wouldn't be telling me that.'