Quotes About Commitment

I married my high school sweetheart, and I do have two kids.

There are some disheartening days where I don't get to eat my favourite sweets, but my diet has to be followed.

I lose my mind if I miss a swell that I want to be on and I have the ability to be on it.

We don't get to get swept up, because we have to start over every day at 8 o'clock.

I'm so fortunate to be marrying the man of my dreams. I knew that I was completely in love with him and he's the love of my life, but who knew what the future held? Then he swept me off my feet and asked me to marry him.

Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.

I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.

I just always really wanted to swim. It was always a family thing: dad obviously swam, and my sister did, too. And mum used to come along to meets. They had to drag me out of the pool - so there was never any pressure on me to swim. It was just something I loved doing.

We don't swim for the attention. We don't swim to be rock stars. There is something beautiful about being in an anonymous sport and being fairly anonymous. It enables you do something you love without any of the other effects.

Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it.

It's great to have an honest course where you can use your strength. I swim 10 hours a week, I bike 20 hours a week, and I want to be able to show that.

My swim coach was very tough on me, and I respond well to that training... being pushed to my limit.

I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7.

It's never been just about me. It's about my grandparents who used to drive me to swim practice. My dad who - on his one day to sleep in - would take me to swim meets. My mom and my sisters who would massage my aching shoulders when I was little There have been so many people who have believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

Being on the podium, of course, is enjoyable, but the majority of what - not just myself, not just swimmers, I think the majority of all athletes - it's not necessarily fun, the core of the whole process.

But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.

As long as I'm enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.

For swimming, we don't really have an offseason.

Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.

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 go.

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.

Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

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