Ryan Lochte Quotes

Have fun, because that's what life is all about.

If you’re a man at night, you’ve got to be a man in the morning.

Always reach for the moon cuz if u slip up u will still be a star!! #Jeah

Pain, tolerance, endurance-when it comes down to that point, there's always something left. You just have to find it.

Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head.

Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.

I love swimming because racing.

It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.

These are my shoes that I designed from top to the very sole to the very top to the bottom. Laces.

I was a little troublemaker. Always trying to get in trouble, always mischief, like throwing rocks at cars when I was younger, all that kind of stuff.

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that's what is gonna make a swimmer.

I've talked in front of ... like... a lot of big business people about stuff I didn't even know.

I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

Too travel is sometimes better to arrive!

I suddenly said, 'I'm sick of losing'. After that, I trained hard and I never lost there again.

When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'

It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

I'm big into fashion, so after swimming, when I hang up the Speedo, I definitely want to get into fashion and start designing my own clothing line.

I hate to lose. I like winning.

I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed.

I love working out. I mean, I've been doing it for about 20 years every day of my entire life. So I enjoy working out.

I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.

I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome.

I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate.

I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.

Pain is temporarily, but pride last forever

Stay motivated, set goals, have fun

Going out to look for a date, I don't have to do that. They come to me.

I believe everyone has a soul mate that they can spend the rest of their life together.

I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.

Of course I have bad hair days; I’m human.

If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

I honestly really don't get aggravated at all. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.

My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.

With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

All you do is pull the pin, and it releases a startling alarm that can get you out of a bad situation.

I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, "Oh my God they have this, I want that."

One thing I won't do: I won't give up on love.

I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.

I think that is why I do so many different things with the hair, the grills, the crazy shoes.It's just my personality coming out there.

The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

For me, being Ryan Lochte is fun.

Alec Baldwin is so funny.

I might wear my pink Speedo. I think I should.

I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.

You know, you pick and choose your battles.

There's so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends.

I want to design my own clothing line. I'm very into fashion. It's something I really want to focus on when swimming is over.