70 Quotes by Ian Thorpe

Having time away, it reignites that passion and that fire that you have. And I have that back and I'm looking forward to the next four years,

I think I should retire after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

My training is going exceptionally well. I'm fit and I have been for quite some time. I'm looking forward to racing.

I wasn't happy with it at all. I thought I would go faster than what I did last night (in the semi-finals) so it's pretty disappointing. I didn't swim as fast as I did last night. It's as simple as that.

Training in that cold pool of a morning really tests you, whether you really want to do it or not,

It was tough but I was able to produce a pretty good performance and I'm ecstatic about the result.

Nowhere near as sluggish for a morning swim this morning, so I was comfortable and hopefully it'll be a bit faster tonight.

It was difficult coming to terms with not being able to compete but in the end it was the only decision I could come to.

It's a hot field. It's going to be a good race at the Commonwealth Games,