Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochteis an American competitive swimmer and an 11-time Olympic medalist. His seven individual Olympic medals rank near the top in men's swimming. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Individually, he currently holds the world record in the 100-meter individual medley, 200-meter individual medley, and the 400-meter individual medley...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth3 August 1984
CityRochester, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?
The big picture is the Trials and Olympics. I just have to keep focused for that, keep moving forward.
I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even if the Olympics are coming up.
If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.
My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.
I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.
I've been training really hard this year, more than any other year. My mind was set on it, and after the first one, I just kept feeding off of it.
We had our minds set on it all year. I'm glad I could go out and accomplish these goals.
It felt good to actually have a decent swim.
If someone asked me to be in a movie, I'd be more than happy.
I'm definitely laid back. I don't take things so seriously.
I wasn't really happy with the way 2008 turned out for me. I wanted to change some things.
My dad was my swim coach growing up, and I tried to get kicked out of practice every day. I was a little devil kid.
A player is someone - a guy - that messes with girls' emotions just to try and get what they want. I've been asked, 'Do you consider yourself a player?' And the answer is no. I don't think I'm anywhere near that.