When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'
— Ryan Lochte
I want to get to know a woman before I take them out on a date or anything like that.
I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that.
I believe everyone has a soul mate that they can spend the rest of their life together.
I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.'
I really want to get into designing my own business suit. I've designed a couple suits for myself that I've worn in the past, and I have a good idea of what I want and need to use.
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.
I'm at a point where I'm ready to settle down. Every girl I meet, though, something wrong happens, and I end up getting hurt.
I'm definitely laid back. I don't take things so seriously.
I think maybe I'm just a little too optimistic? I hope for the best in every situation and want to see the good in people.
My philosophy is if you're a man at night, you gotta be a man in the morning.
I grew up with a big family. I want that. I want to have my own family.
With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.
I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.
I don't have a set style, but I try not to dress like everyone else.
I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.
I tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, 'I can do this.' Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery.
I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore.
The whole Kardashian family, they have a bunch of energy.
Alec Baldwin is so funny.
Going out to look for a date, I don't have to do that. They come to me.
Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.
There's people out there that are like, 'Oh my God, I want to have your kid. I want to marry you.' People that I've never even met. That's sweet. It's funny.
The swimming community is really small, but why can't it be as big as the NBA or the NFL?
I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
Of course I have bad hair days; I'm human.
I want to design my own clothing line. I'm very into fashion. It's something I really want to focus on when swimming is over.
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.
In life, like, I'm always living life to the fullest to always have fun.
You could literally be perfect and people would still hate you, for being perfect.
If I could have one superpower, I'd be like Mel Gibson in 'What Women Want,' where he reads women's minds.
I'm very competitive. I remember being 4 years old trying to out-chug my dad in a milk-chugging contest. It's been in my blood.
Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and fell on one of the branches and I hit my head.
When I was growing up, I was eating fast food every day. I'd drink soda non-stop, candy, just everything. It was horrible. My go-to was McDonald's, for sure.
Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head.
It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.
I surround myself with people who really understand and love me. I think that's the best thing I can do.
The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy.
I need someone who is able to hold her own - if a girl is really independent, that's a turn-on for me.
Not to have a big head about it, but people love me.
I honestly really don't get aggravated at all. I just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.
If someone asked me to be in a movie, I'd be more than happy.
My whole family swims! You can pretty much say chlorine runs in our veins.
I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.
I love working out. I mean, I've been doing it for about 20 years every day of my entire life. So I enjoy working out.
You know, honestly, if a girl can make me laugh, I'm pretty much sold.
I try not to read the negative comments, and when I do, I let it roll off my back. I remind myself that there will always be haters as long as you are in the public eye.
No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.
I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.
