That's the quickest way to my heart: Laughter. Ryan Lochte More Quotes by Ryan Lochte More Quotes From 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 potato-chips potatoes eating I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport. Ryan Lochte growing-up basketball sports I tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, "I can do this." Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery. Ryan Lochte mtv swimming thinking My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited. Ryan Lochte olympics girlfriend mistake I believe everyone has a soul mate that they can spend the rest of their life together. Ryan Lochte soul together believe 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 jealous want way Pain is temporarily, but pride last forever Ryan Lochte pain pride forever I honestly really don't get aggravated at all. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens. Ryan Lochte aggravated honestly flow If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be. Ryan Lochte ankles olympics break I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that am sorry. Ryan Lochte responsible should-have sorry You'd be amazed at what I can do. Did you know I can swim? Ryan Lochte amazed swim knows I'm just going to go out there and try to win the race. When you go out there trying to go for a record, you're usually not going to get it. Ryan Lochte race winning trying Of course I have bad hair days; I’m human. Ryan Lochte courses humans hair I look at him as some other person I need to beat. Ryan Lochte swimming looks needs Things are moving pretty quick, and of course, the whole focus is training and getting ready and being able to prepare to be on the world's stage and hopefully do the United States proud. Ryan Lochte training focus moving I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that. Ryan Lochte fashion different giving After my swims this weekend I think coach realized, you know what, you have to have a good one getting out of this meet. So I put the suit on and had a decent swim. Ryan Lochte weekend swim thinking I honestly think if I would've tied my suit and there wouldn't have been any water rushing through it, I think I could've gone at least a second faster. Ryan Lochte rushing water thinking I took my weight training to a new level. Ryan Lochte training levels weight I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard. Ryan Lochte work-out trying kids