Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.

The one that works the hardest comes out on top.

Weight loss after pregnancy is safe but requires attention and guidelines

They didn't have college scholarships for women. Had they done that at the time, I may have stayed on for another two Olympics, but the opportunities were not available to women that they have today.

I went through what I went through because God said go through it

If you told people you were moving to Ohio, they wouldn't congratulate you. They'd say "OH WHY would you move there?" as if that was something that happened to you and you had to deal with.

True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.

Everything starts with one step, or one brick, or one word or one day

I would be glad to worship success if I could find her.

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with.

Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.

Imperfection is a core dimension of freedom.