“The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?” BigsCommunityNflNbaSwimming Author:Ryan Lochte
“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.” FunMy FriendsDancingHaving FunHanging OutSwimming Author:Ryan Lochte
“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.'” SaidKidsNamesAutographsSuperstarOlympian Author:Ryan Lochte
“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.” AbleSwimmingCalories Author:Ryan Lochte
“My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?'” YearsFirstsSchoolTalkingHeardCollegeDadHigh SchoolFirst TimeMy DadChampionSeniorSenior Year Author:Ryan Lochte
“I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore.” ThinkingSaidI CanEnoughBlackHalfGrowing UpGrowingTasteEatingRiceBeansCubanAlways Eating Author:Ryan Lochte
“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.” ThinkingI CanIdeasCan DoBreakHappenedHeardDown AndDancingLegsPopsVideoNo IdeaKneesSatHospitalsSwimmingSurgeryMtvI Can Do This Author:Ryan Lochte
“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.” TryingKindLittlesStuffTroubleRocksCarThrowingAlways TryingMischiefTroublemakerTrouble MakerThrowing Rocks Author:Ryan Lochte
“A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.” InspirationalMindRunningFearMedicineGhostCheerfulRelaxationCheerfulnessFrame Of Mind Author:George Matthew Adams
“No matter what, like, I couldn't - I could break a world record, get an Olympic gold medal, and my mom would be, like, you could have done better. But you looked pretty. That's what she says all the time.” WorldMatterDoneWould BeBreakRecordsLike YouMomGoldNo Matter WhatMy MomMedalGold MedalsWorld Records Author:Ryan Lochte