“Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's...” — Ryan Lochte Quote

“Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer.”

“After my swims this weekend I think coach realized, you know what, you have to have a good one getting out of this meet. So I put the suit on and had a decent swim.”

“I wasn't really happy with the way 2008 turned out for me. I wanted to change some things.”

“Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window.”

“This acting was very hard work.”

“I think that is where my success lies - for whatever I lack in talent, I make up for in hard work.”