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Our Time On Earth Is Already Short Enough. For Me, It's Like Every Single Day I Try To Be As Happy As I Can. It's Crazy To Think About. We Never Have Enough Time. That's Always The Thing. We Always Want To Do More. So It's About Being Able To Spend Time On The Things That Are Most Important To You. Life Is A Lot Easier That Way, And Obviously Life Is Pretty Difficult A Lot Of The Time.

For Recovery, I Think It's A Big Deal To Eat Within A Half-hour After You Exercise. Otherwise I Just Try To Put Carbs Into My System Before I Swim And Then Load Up On The Protein After. I Don't Count Calories. Whether It's Sour Patch Kids Or Reese's Or A Bag Of Chips, If I Feel Like Eating It, I'm Going To Eat It.

My Goal Is One Olympic Gold Medal. Not Many People In This World Can Say, 'i'm An Olympic Gold Medalist.'

And, You Know, Being Able To Wear The Stars And Stripes, When You Step Up On One Of The Blocks Or, You Know, When You Step Off Of An Airplane Or When You Hear The National Anthem Play, You Know, It's One Of The Greatest Feelings In The World Because You Know That There Are People At Home Who Are Supporting You And Watching You.

I Live A Pretty Conservative Life, So I Probably Really Haven't Done Anything Crazy.