39 Quotes by Aaron Peirsol

My life has been no downs, just ups knock on wood. So far, it's been all right.

No one told me anything. I don't know what I did. I have to figure it out. It sounds pretty bogus to me.

I have dedicated my life to promoting this and I now have that opportunity. I have been blessed and I want to share my experiences with as many swimmers as possible.

I'm a part of a program called Toyota's Engines of Change Program. The message is that anyone can make a difference in their community or for whatever cause they feel strongly about. Everyone can be an Engine of Change.

He has a gift, man. A physical and mental gift. To be able to do all those different strokes, obviously his brain functions differently from most people's.

I think it's rare you surprise yourself like that,

Overall, it was pretty much where I wanted to go tonight. My 100 (back) was pretty good, so I have a good shot tomorrow. I don't want to race anybody in particular. I just want to race. I'm not scared of anybody.

My strategy was to stay ahead of Michael in the first 100m, then pull away. That's what I did.

I'm starting to feel very possessive about it. I feel like I've got a good grip on it, only in the sense that I know how I need to swim it, whether I'm feeling good, bad or in between.