If You Say "can't" You're Restricting What

I Would Visualize The Best- And Worst-case Scenarios. Whether I Get Disqualified Or My Goggles Fill Up With Water Or I Lose My Goggles Or I Come In Last, I'm Ready For Anything.

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.

Even In High School, I'd Tell My Mom I Was Sick Of Swimming And Wanted To Try To Play Golf. She Wasn't Too Happy. She'd Say, 'think About This.' And I'd Always End Up Getting Back In The Pool.

Every Day After I Wake Up, I Think, 'wait... This Can't Be Real; I'm Still Going To Wake Up.'

I Won't Predict Anything Historic. But Nothing Is Impossible.