Malfunctions are inevitable. It's important to push through them during practice - versus stopping to fix and restart - so that you're prepared for one mid-competition.

I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.

Breaking composure, confidence, and speed in the water makes you lose the race, not the goggles that fell off your head when you dove in.

In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.

To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.

Some people like to focus on other aspects of my life, but first and foremost I am a dedicated and top swimmer.

People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.

Do not desire to be recognized, but always desire to do your best to help humanity.

I was born into chaos. I didn’t know what peace felt like.

The bottom line is, if you're pregnant, don't travel to an area where Zika is spreading.

Lesson for the day: vision is always ahead of execution - and it should be.

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.

Yes, I can talk and think at the same time. Most people can, though I suppose you wouldn't know that from personal experience. Elena (Bitten)

The original item looked like a little hand cart with the figure of a man mounted on a platform between the wheels. The man's outstretched arm always pointed south.

I don't like reality television, but it pays so much money.

People say they want freedom, but what they really want is freedom from worry. If I take care of their problems, they don't mind being told what to do.

The most powerful element is that a designer has to reflect the times. So often you can only sense a change, and not really understand until much later its significance.