“After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics...” — Katie Ledecky Quote

“After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics: to swim 3:56 or better in the 400-meter freestyle, break 8:05 in the 800, and win gold in the 200. I achieved all of those, and soon, it will be time to set some new goals.”

“When I was six, right before I started swimming, we went to a national competition here in Maryland and watched Michael Phelps swim, and I got to meet him afterwards, and I got his autograph. Fast forward nine years, and I'm at the Olympics with him, and it's like: 'Woah.'”

“When you reach 50 you like to have a certain freedom because it's really the time you can show you achieved something.”

“The harmony of the luncheon is achieved by a combination of the two main courses which are the focus of the menu.”

“Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. It is civilizing because it puts truth ahead of all else, including personal interests.”