“By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.”

“Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.”

“I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.”

“I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.”

“The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.”

“By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.”

“Mark Spitz didn't ask about Harry. You never asked about the characters that disappeared from a Last Night story. You knew the answer. The plague had a knack for narrative closure.”