A biography for Caeleb Dresselhasn’t been written yet.
“I just tried to find a fine line between muscling in and staying relaxed.”
“I don't know if you'll really get to know me unless you're close to me.”
“Practice does take a lot out of me mentally because I have to be on it for every stroke, every turn, every breakout. Anything I do, I want to be as focused as I can, so by the time practice is done, I'm kind of physically and mentally fried.”
“I can't do anything about what other people expect me to do.”
“I've kind of developed an attitude where sometimes you've got to relax and you've got to go with the flow.”
“It's really special for me just to have that one little moment where I claimed I was the best in the history of swimming.”
“Look, I'm going to turn on the TV to watch LeBron. I don't care if he's better than Jordan. He's amazing at what he does. Why does it matter if he's better than MJ or not?”
“My lifting routine is designed to develop and maintain explosive strength off the block, so it mainly includes cleans, power cleans, jerks and snatches.”
“I don't want to end up leaving the sport early or hating it because I didn't give myself time to respect the water and I feel like the water has always respected me. I would like to prioritize myself a little bit more instead of swimming.”
“I pick and choose when I like to have my moments.”
“I know this stuff really does sound stupid, but this is one of the reasons why I think I've seen some success in this sport - the tiny little habits. I really consider being successful in this sport as just dropping pennies in the bank.”
“I love the sport, it brings a lot of obstacles that are hard to overcome.”
“I don't come to meets to count medals. It's not what I do. It's just really for me.”
“As soon as the whistle blows, something triggers me.”
“It's just me and the water, and I'll share the water with my teammates.”
“You can't reach perfection unless you reach zero seconds - it's just the constant chase for perfection.”
“I've been doing the sport since I was 5 years old. And if I don't have support behind me, it's just a dream and it will not be able to turn into reality.”
“I'm kind of like a horse: I just kind of eat throughout the day, so I'm not ever hungry.”
“The whole podium time was like it was in slow motion. I was watching the flag go up realizing I'm part of one of the greatest countries on earth.”
“I don't want to be some hotshot. I'm not about that.”