American - Athlete | August 3, 1984 -
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
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You know, you pick and choose your battles.
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There's so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends.
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If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane.
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Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and fell on one of the branches and I hit my head.
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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.
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I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.
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I'm very competitive. I remember being 4 years old trying to out-chug my dad in a milk-chugging contest. It's been in my blood.
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If I could have one superpower, I'd be like Mel Gibson in 'What Women Want,' where he reads women's minds.
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You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect.
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I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.
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You know, honestly, if a girl can make me laugh, I'm pretty much sold.
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