Before, It Came Easy For Me. I

I Wanted To Do Something Nobody Ever Did. This Goes Hand In Hand With My Goal Of Changing Swimming.

There Is A One Woman In China That Claimed She Paid $50 To Get My E-mail Address. It Was Pretty Shocking. I Got One This Morning From Scotland. A Girl's Requesting A Signed Photo Of Me.

I'm Fortunate To Have An Amazing, Strong Mother Who Is So Supportive Of Everything Me And My Sisters Did Growing Up - But She Was Someone Who Never Forced Us To Go Swim Or To Go Do This Or That. She Helped Us Think About Certain Consequences When We Needed To, But We Made Our Own Decisions. I Think If I Were Forced To Swim, I Wouldn't Have Stayed In The Pool As Long As I Did.

I Got The Stamina. I Can Close.

If I Bring Back Only One Gold People Are Going To Say It's A Disappointment. But Not Too Many Of Them Own An Olympic Gold Medal So If I Get One I'm Going To Be Happy.