Every Day After I Wake Up, I

Other Nights ... I Visualize To The Point That I Know Exactly What I Want To Do: Dive, Glide, Stroke, Flip, Reach The Wall, Hit The Split Time To The Hundredth, Then Swim Back Again For As Many Times As I Need To Finish The Race.

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 Feel Most At Home In The Water. I Disappear. That's Where I Belong.

It's Cool Just Because I've Had This Dream Of Changing The Sport Of Swimming And It's Finally Happening.

Dream As Big As You Can Dream, And Anything Is Possible.