It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

- 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.

- Ryan Lochte

You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect.

- Ryan Lochte

Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer.

- Ryan Lochte

It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.

- 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.

- Ryan Lochte

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

- Ryan Lochte

You know, you pick and choose your battles.

- 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.

- Ryan Lochte

My philosophy is if you're a man at night, you gotta be a man in the morning.

- Ryan Lochte

I might wear my pink Speedo. I think I should.

- Ryan Lochte

I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.

- Ryan Lochte

In life, like, I'm always living life to the fullest to always have fun.

- Ryan Lochte

The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.

- Ryan Lochte

If I could have one superpower, I'd be like Mel Gibson in 'What Women Want,' where he reads women's minds.

- Ryan Lochte

When I was growing up, I was eating fast food every day. I'd drink soda non-stop, candy, just everything. It was horrible. My go-to was McDonald's, for sure.

- Ryan Lochte

I surround myself with people who really understand and love me. I think that's the best thing I can do.

- Ryan Lochte

I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.'

- Ryan Lochte

I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate.

- Ryan Lochte

I believe everyone has a soul mate that they can spend the rest of their life together.

- Ryan Lochte