It's Cool Just Because I've

I Think To Be - For Me To Be An American Is - You Know, It's One Of The Greatest Things In The World For - You Know, For Me Just Because I've Been Able To Grow Up With Everything. The Freedom. You Know, In My Eyes This Is The Greatest Country In The World.

Not Having To Travel And Being Able To Settle In Has Helped Me In Training Life And School Life. I've Learned To Get A Grip And Take Care Of Myself.

If You Say "can't" You're Restricting What You Can Do Or Ever Will Do.

This Is My 20th Year In The Sport. I've Known Swimming And That's It. I Don't Want To Swim Past Age 30; If I Continue After This Olympics, And Come Back In 2016, I'll Be 31. I'm Looking Forward To Being Able To See The Other Side Of The Fence.

There Are So Many Things That I Still Want To Do. My Foundation, Growing My Brand . . . The List Is Endless. I'm Honestly Busier Now Than I Was When I Was Swimming. It's Kind Of Weird, But I Feel Like More Of An Adult Because I Have To Do Stuff Every Day. Whether It's Checking Emails Or Making Phone Calls Or Doing This And That, It's Fun For Me. It's The Start Of A New Chapter. At Times, It Is Frustrating, But I Know It's Not Going To Be Easy To Accomplish The Goals That I Want.