I don't like to be second in anything. I was trying, I just wasn't going anywhere.

By trying to get revenue in this way, this has a lot of risk. It could put some important things in jeopardy.

Before this year I hardly raced for the past couple of years. I'm just trying to get back into it and get more speed. I think the time off makes you more determined.

I felt pretty good today, I was trying to keep my consistency. I ran with a couple of guys for awhile, but then I was just pretty much racing with myself.

Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way.