All you do is pull the pin, and it releases a startling alarm that can get you out of a bad situation.
Stay motivated, set goals, have fun
I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, "Oh my God they have this, I want that."
I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.
Pain is temporarily, but pride last forever
I think that is why I do so many different things with the hair, the grills, the crazy shoes.It's just my personality coming out there.
I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed.
I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome.
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 watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery.
The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.
Have fun, because that's what life is all about.
Alec Baldwin is so funny.
I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.
I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.
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.
You know, you pick and choose your battles.
For me, being Ryan Lochte is fun.
One thing I won't do: I won't give up on love.
I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.
I believe everyone has a soul mate that they can spend the rest of their life together.
I honestly really don't get aggravated at all. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.
If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.
I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry.
