It's hard to go out and practice every single day, and you get really tired. But you have to believe in yourself.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.

At 4, I joined a summer rec team called the Sugar Bears.

For me, music makes my smile brighter during my workouts. It adds that extra something that motivates me to go further or work harder!

At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.

The first mile is mental. The rest are all heart.

Preparing mentally takes more out of you than the physical aspect of it.

I slice up a ton of cucumbers, celery, carrots and red and yellow peppers. Keep them in your fridge so you always have something handy to curb your snack attack.

Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.

When I was younger, I would eat everything.

The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.

One family--we dwell in Him, One church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death.

Mistakes were made. Others were blamed.

The world does not have tidy endings. The world does not have neat connections. It is not filled with epiphanies that work perfectly at the moment that you need them.

Best not to anticipate too much ... it jiggles the possibilities.

There's too many interesting women I have…not had the experience to know in this life because I have been brainwashed.

Small gestures can have a big impact.

The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.

When hiring, mix Harvard Nerds with Chicago Improvisers and stir.