162 Quotes by 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.

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.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

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.

I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.

My whole family swims! You can pretty much say chlorine runs in our veins.

I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

I want to get to know a woman before I take them out on a date or anything like that.