Quotes by Ryan Lochte

About Ryan Lochte:

Ryan Steven Lochte is an American competitive swimmer and an 11-time Olympic medalist (five gold, three silver, three bronze). His seven individual Olympic medals rank near the top in men's swimming. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay (long course). Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 100-meter individual medley, 200-meter individual medley (long and short course), and the 400-meter individual medley (short course).
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Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and ...

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I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or wit...

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I think maybe I'm just a little too optimistic? I hope for the best in every situation and want to see the good in people.

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I surround myself with people who really understand and love me. I think that's the best thing I can do.

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I might wear my pink Speedo. I think I should.

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I was a little troublemaker. Always trying to get in trouble, always mischief, like throwing rocks at cars when I was younger, all that kind of stuff.

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The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

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It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

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I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot.

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You know, you pick and choose your battles.

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There's so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends.

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I tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, 'I can do this.' Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a ...

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I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.

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My suit blew up into a parachute. All this water rushed in, there's air, water in there. I was freaking out.

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If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

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You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect.

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I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.

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With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.

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I'm at a point where I'm ready to settle down. Every girl I meet, though, something wrong happens, and I end up getting hurt.

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I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that.

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Author Bio

  • NameRyan Lochte
  • DescriptionAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
  • AliasesRyan Steven Lochte
  • BornAugust 3, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSwimmer; Sportsperson