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[-told]: There are goals that I think are meaningful, and some that are special to me, helping me get out of bed in the morning and into the pool . . . over the last three years, I was golfing more than I was swimming,
ibtimes 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: It's kind of strange, but it's good,
theglobeandmail 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: Everything can happen,
france24 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: It probably took two, two and half years to find it, and it's hard to put the finger on exactly what it was,
france24 09-FEB-12
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[ said]: It's crazy because I didn't even know until a week ago when somebody just told me,
france24 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: We've been able to realize after going to Colorado Springs so many times that it is something that helps me recover,
theglobeandmail 09-FEB-12
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[-said]: I am really, really pleased,
xinhuanet_en 16-JAN-12
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[-said]: I try not to listen to whatever anyone says,
xinhuanet_en 16-JAN-12
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[-told]: People have got to get out of their heads that these records are untouchable,
theglobeandmail 01-DEC-11
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[-told]: Every time I get into the pool, I want to race, I want to win,
bdnews24 23-NOV-11
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[ said]: And that's the fun part,
gmanews 23-NOV-11
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[-told]: I kind of feel like the old me again... I'm not going to give up. I still don't think I've reached my potential,
gmanews 23-NOV-11
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[-said]: They may not be the best things and feelings at the time but those things stay with me and I'm not going to give up.
bdnews24 17-NOV-11
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[-said]: Those races have definitely been extremely frustrating for me but at the same time they have given me motivation that I could not have asked for. They're really gonna keep me going and keep me strong and add some extra flame to the fire,
bdnews24 17-NOV-11
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[-told]: It hasn't been easy,
bdnews24 17-NOV-11
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[-told]: Who would have thought, five years ago, that a swimmer would sign a deal for a hair product,
dailystar 15-NOV-11
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[-said]: It feels good to sort of have things going in the right direction again,
france24 14-NOV-11
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[ said]: I'm here to test out myself. So far, I can be satisfied,
france24 23-OCT-11
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[ said]: Nobody likes to lose,
france24 22-OCT-11
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[ said]: It's not too much for me,
france24 22-OCT-11
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[ said]: I'm in best form since 2008. I'm a lot happier and in better shape than last year. In 2009, I took six months off after the Games. I was in the worst shape of my life,
france24 21-OCT-11
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[-also said that]: Each meet is going to help me prepare for next year.
france24 21-OCT-11
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[-said]: For the situations, it was OK,
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-said]: I think it really just comes down to what kind of shape I'm going to be in that day and what I think I can put my body through and be successful at,
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-said]: Bob's a lot more relaxed. I'm a lot more relaxed,
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-noted that]: Yeah, he's made statements. He's very hungry and knows what he wants, and he goes out and does it. He's somebody good for me to race who brings the best out of me every time I race him. I'm looking forward to the next year seeing how everything's going to happen.
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-said]: He definitely has shown what he's made of,
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-said]: Hopefully, I can get back to some kind of physical level like I was in Beijing,
theglobeandmail 27-SEP-11
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[-told]: I let it get to my head. I let my anger get the best of me,
nzherald 13-AUG-11
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[ said]: There are a lot of things that are going to really help me for motivation over the next year and there are a lot of small things that I can change,
arabtimes 02-AUG-11
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[ said]: I will retire after the London Olympics. The goal that I have for London and for next year is very, very high - I want to finish on a good note,
chinadaily 02-AUG-11
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[ said]: Having what happened here is going to make this year even better. Training wise, preparation wise and I think the biggest thing here is building on the confidence I have,
chinadaily 02-AUG-11
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[-had said]: The rest of the world is swimming faster and I think we will be pretty excited for next year.
dailytimesPK 02-AUG-11
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[-said]: I know I can go faster, I can go a lot faster I think.
dailytimesPK 02-AUG-11
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[-told]: The 200 free has turned into a fun event,
dailytimesPK 02-AUG-11
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[ said]: There are a lot of things that are going to help me for motivation over next year; there are small things that I can change and there's still room for improvement. It's just about being able to do the times you want to do. I have written down some times that I want to accomplish this year and I have pretty much all of them fairly close except the 100 fly. I want to be a little faster in this one,
ibtimes 01-AUG-11
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[-said]: I’m not in the right shape physically. I want to be faster. It’s a tough race,
arabtimes 31-JUL-11
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[ added]: It shows I’m going in the right direction and making progress … this is going to be a lot of help that I can work on next year,
stabroeknews 31-JUL-11
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[ said]: The 50.71 is okay for now but there’s a lot of improvement to make before London,
stabroeknews 31-JUL-11
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[-said]: The biggest thing (at this meet) was really trying to swim faster than I did last year,
bdnews24 31-JUL-11
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[-told]: I'm not in the right shape physically. I want to be faster. It's a tough race,
cnn 30-JUL-11
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[-said]: I thought I was going to be a little bit faster,
theglobeandmail 30-JUL-11
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[-said]: It's really more about doing the times you want to do,
theglobeandmail 30-JUL-11
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[ added]: It shows I'm going in the right direction and making progress ... this is going to be a lot of help that I can work on next year,
bdnews24 30-JUL-11
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[ said]: The 50.71 is okay for now but there's a lot of improvement to make before London,
bdnews24 30-JUL-11
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[said:]: I thought I was going to be able to be a little faster.
eecho 30-JUL-11
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[-said]: It's definitely more comfortable having this than having a hundredth win,
theglobeandmail 30-JUL-11
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[ said]: I’ve said this every night so far: hopefully, with more training I can swim faster,
dailytimesPK 29-JUL-11
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[-said]: I'm fine with my result today. I am looking forward to tonight's semi-finals. We'll always have ups and downs,
antiguanews 29-JUL-11
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[-said]: I felt good. I thought I was a little long at the finish and that cost me the race,
thetimes 28-JUL-11
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[-added]: I wanted to do what I usually do when I’m in better shape,
arabtimes 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: I felt like myself the last 100 of that race. I didn’t feel like I was dying,
arabtimes 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: That’s sort of been my bread and butter event,
arabtimes 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: not in the best shape
chinadaily 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: I sat there two nights ago at dinner, and I was talking to some of the coaches about it that this was going to be the first world record that was going to be broken,
cnn 28-JUL-11
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[ said]: I think that race is going to be a lot of motivation for the next year,
cnn 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: He's really done all the little small things right,
theglobeandmail 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: That one frustrated me more than anything,
theglobeandmail 28-JUL-11
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[-said]: I felt good and I thought I was a little long at the finish, and that cost me the race,
japantoday 28-JUL-11
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[-told]: The race felt good,
hurriyetdailynews 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: I felt like myself the last 100 of that race. I didn't feel like I was dying,
newschannel5 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: I think that if I was on the other side of the pool that race could have been played a little different. I think I woke him up in the first 100 and he went with it,
arabtimes 27-JUL-11
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[-added]: I wanted to do what I usually do when I'm in better shape,
newschannel5 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: I had written down in my journal all the times I wanted to do at this meet, and so far I'm on pace,
newschannel5 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: That's sort of been my bread and butter event,
newschannel5 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: I'm happy but this is just a small step for my next year and ... I'm super happy with swimming faster than I did than last year ... but I still want more and I want to be faster,
bdnews24 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: I think that if I was on the other side of the pool that race could have been played a little different,
thetimes 27-JUL-11
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[-said]: He’s the only person I’ll even say anything to in the ready room,
japantoday 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: I can’t complain,
japantoday 26-JUL-11
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[had said:]: It's going to be down to the last 50. There are some guys that have front-half speed and some guys that close extremely well. You can probably guarantee that it's going to be a tight group.
ibtimes 26-JUL-11
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[-told]: There have been a lot of good swims over the last year and it's going to be an pretty good race,
todayonline 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: I just wanted to make it back and that's all I really needed to do,
theglobeandmail 26-JUL-11
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[ said]: As long as I have a lane, that’s all I need,
theglobeandmail 26-JUL-11
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[ said]: It’s a deadly field. You know it’s going to be down to the last 50,
arabtimes 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: It’s going to be down to the last 50 (metres),
theglobeandmail 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: I can't complain,
AP 26-JUL-11
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[-said]: He's the only person I'll even say anything to in the ready room,
AP 26-JUL-11
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[-added]: I think I know where I can get and I think I know what it takes to get back there. I know I can go faster than that. That’s not even a question,
thetimes 26-JUL-11
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