Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

The one thing that's common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

Nothing good about the sun if you're trying to watch television with out curtains.

Silence is golden for me. I live in the country and hear only my pets, birds, crickets, and the wind in the trees.

I think I've learned more from women than anyone else, and perhaps from love. What a wonderful testing ground.

I find Washington audiences are basically the same as every other audience; they watch me and go, 'Who's idea was it to go see him? And is it too late to ask for my money back?'

An artist is a person who has invented an artist.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

Between a dead-hero and a living-no one, always prefer the latter, always prefer the life! Being no one is infinitely better than being dead!

If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and eyes open because you don't know when opportunity will come knocking.

Nature has no outline. Imagination has.

I like to read the papers. I make my living from football, and I like to know what's going on.