When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done ... to beat myself, basically. People find that hard to believe because we've had such a bias to always strive… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I'm disappointed that I really haven't been able to race in a way that is reflective of the amount of work that I have… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
The only thing is I am a little bit ashamed of is I didn't come out earlier, that I didn't have the strength to… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy. — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
This is why relays are so important, because you can find more in yourself for someone else, than what you can ever find for… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I'm not worried about the pressure that comes with it, a little concerned, but not worried, — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
When I started this I wanted to get back in the pool, I wanted to race and I wanted to go to the Olympics.… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
Training in that cold pool of a morning really tests you, whether you really want to do it or not, — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
