“Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage - those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you. And the will to succeed - it’s everything. That’s why, on the pool deck in Beijing in the summer of 2008, there were sometimes no words, only screams.”

“So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do,will tell you it can't be done.But all it takes is imagination.You dream.You plan.You reach. There will be obstacles.There will be doubters.There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you,there are no limits.”

“I knew I was not a failure in any way, and so did those close to me. It doesn't matter if you fall short; it is never a failure to go after your goals with everything you've got.”

“If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.”

“I think everything is possible as long as long as you put your mind, work and time into it.”

“Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.”

“That's it. Thats Bob's game. His drill...is really quite simple- make a habit of doing things other's weren't willing to do.”