Back Quote by Ian Thorpe

I wanted to do whatever I can for Olympics. I just want to give my best shot.

— Jwala Gutta

Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I…

— Eric Shanteau

I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to…

— Sheila E

I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to…

— Michael Phelps

I wanted to do something nobody ever did. This goes hand in hand with my goal of changing swimming.

— Michael Phelps

As a young girl, I just wanted to have fun and compete. There were no goals of becoming an Olympic athlete. I wanted to…

— Lolo Jones

Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool.

— Eric Shanteau

I have always wanted to compete in the Olympic Games.

— Adam Ondra

Other nights ... I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall,…

— Michael Phelps

I wanted swimming to be something that I loved, something that I was motivated to do for myself.

— Caeleb Dressel

I always wanted to be Olympic champion and do clean programs.

— Kim Yuna

I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.

— Ryan Lochte