162 Quotes by Ryan Lochte

Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time – and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.

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.

You know, honestly, if a girl can make me laugh, I’m pretty much sold.

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that’s what is gonna make a swimmer.

I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it’s time to get ready.

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.

I need someone who is able to hold her own – if a girl is really independent, that’s a turn-on for me.

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.

One thing I won’t do: I won’t give up on love.