“i aint the sharpest knife in the drawer , but i know enough to know that if your gonna be dumb you have to be tuff... i”

“The water doesn't know how old you are.”

“I've wanted to win at everything, every day, since I was a kid. And time doesn't change a person, it just helps you get a handle on who you are. Even at age 41, I still hate losing--I'm just more gracious about it. I'm also aware that setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.”

“I'm thinking that I shouldn't have filed my nails last night.”

“You don't have to put an age limit on your dreams.”

“Swimmers know full well that every second has a beginning, a middle, and an end.”

“She stole my dreams. I wanted to show her I can survive and now that won't happen”