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.
The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.
It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.
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.
I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.
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.
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.
Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head.
I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster.
If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane.
When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'
I recognize the fact that I don't have one single drop of Japanese blood in my body. But I've always felt half-Japanese at heart.
Katarina Witt. She was the ultimate competitor. She would just stare down people before competition. She was relentless on the ice.
I had surgery to repair the ACL in February 2010 and was back in the gym by June, but rushed things too quickly and ended up re-tearing my MCL in September.
I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that.
I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.
It's been strange and weird watching the other girls at the U.S. Olympic trials just because I was training to be out there myself.
I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
