Caeleb Dressel

I would certainly love to be playing Mario Kart up until the wee hours, but sometimes I've just got to call it…

— Caeleb Dressel

I think greatness is found within mundanity, those boring little ticks throughout the day.

— Caeleb Dressel

I hope the feeling of standing up on the podium winning gold will never get old.

— Caeleb Dressel

For me to have my little stamp on the sport, of course it's special.

— Caeleb Dressel

I don't come to meets to count medals. It's not what I do. It's just really for me.

— Caeleb Dressel

Just because it's bad doesn't mean it's not worth it.

— Caeleb Dressel

You go your whole life for one moment that boils down to a race that lasts a couple seconds.

— Caeleb Dressel

You can't reach perfection unless you reach zero seconds - it's just the constant chase for perfection.

— Caeleb Dressel

But just improving each day, that's just the ultimate goal from now until I'm no longer on this earth.

— Caeleb Dressel

My favorite part of the Olympics was the flag raising and seeing my family there.

— Caeleb Dressel

For me, it's just kind of a chase for self-improvement in and out of the water. That's why I do enjoy the…

— Caeleb Dressel

If my parents are at the meet, I'll try to look and just kind of spot them out in the stands.

— Caeleb Dressel

Swimming's been a part of my life very much so since around age 4, and I never really dropped it.

— Caeleb Dressel

I knew I was going to have to come with fire, passion and pride in every single race.

— Caeleb Dressel

As a 17-year-old kid, people put you on this podium, and it seems like you're just a source of entertainment for people.…

— Caeleb Dressel

You don't want to show anything, any behavior giveaways that your competition might see, right?

— Caeleb Dressel

When I got out of the water in my old routine, I'm just looking for any food in sight to just stuff…

— Caeleb Dressel

I've been doing the sport since I was 5 years old. And if I don't have support behind me, it's just a…

— Caeleb Dressel

I've got pimples on my face, I'm losing some hair.

— Caeleb Dressel

I know this stuff really does sound stupid, but this is one of the reasons why I think I've seen some success…

— Caeleb Dressel

Everything I do in the gym translates to being a better swimmer.

— Caeleb Dressel

If you don't have to worry about money or how you'll travel to a swim meet, that's so nice to not have…

— Caeleb Dressel

I don't know if you'll really get to know me unless you're close to me.

— Caeleb Dressel

I was super insecure in middle school; I didn't tell anyone I swam because it wasn't the cool sport to be doing.

— Caeleb Dressel

I want these medals to be for everyone, not just myself.

— Caeleb Dressel