My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will

I swam my brains out.

I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

We all love to win, but how many people love to train?

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.

If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to work for it. Nobody should wake up to a lower expectation of themselves.

And if you have high cholesterol, you would feel the same as if you had low cholesterol because there are no side effects, no symptoms of having high cholesterol.

Understanding one's purpose is the key to success.

Being” is far more important than “doing.” When we are what we should be inside, we will bring forth fruit.

She had a dour Presbyterian mind and a code of morals that pinned down and beat the brains out of nearly everything that was pleasant to do.

Just because I don't sing about the normal country themes doesn't mean my songs aren't country. I'd rather sing about having fun.

... there is one primary purpose of a Christian's business: to serve God.

The putting on of vestments and lighting candles, it's a wonderful ritual that never changes from one Mass to another.

When pain ends, gain ends too.

Values are shaped and refined by rubbing against real problems, and people interpret their problems according to the values they hold.

My horse was in the lead, coming down the home stretch, but the caddie fell off.

If you imagine that once you have accomplished your ambitions you will have time to turn to the Way, you will discover that your ambitions never come to an end.