A biography for Caeleb Dresselhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't I don't really care what people expect me to do at these Games. It's all about me. It might sound a little selfish, but it's what I want to accomplish and reaching my potential. Everything else, everybody else's opinion, they can kick rocks.”
“I don't think anyone will ever be able to perfect the sport, and that's kind of what I love about it. You're always chasing something.”
“I knew I was going to have to come with fire, passion and pride in every single race.”
“I take each event, and I have to learn from it.”
“If my parents are at the meet, I'll try to look and just kind of spot them out in the stands.”
“I've had a couple breakdowns.”
“There's parts during the meet where it's not the greatest feeling - the stress that you feel, the pressure I put on myself.”
“I didn't want to learn the butterfly because it's hard. I got it right away, but I didn't want to do it.”
“Fifth place is unacceptable for U.S.A. Swimming. It stings.”
“For me to have my little stamp on the sport, of course it's special.”
“I know my name is thrown out there and I could care less about it. It is something that comes with the sport when you are on top of the podium.”
“The Olympics are different, I'll admit that now and stop lying to myself.”
“One thing I learned from my older brothers is there's two sides to everything.”
“I probably sound like a broken record every time I do a race, but I always look for the bad. That's just kind of how I work.”
“For me, it's just kind of a chase for self-improvement in and out of the water. That's why I do enjoy the sport.”
“It takes a lot of people. I would not swim if it was just me. If I didn't have any teammates, I couldn't stay in a pool for two hours, twice a day, nine times a week. I can't do that. And I'm fine with admitting that. I couldn't do this by myself.”
“I want these medals to be for everyone, not just myself.”
“I don't very much care for the spotlight.”
“I'm not like a social butterfly or anything, but I just miss seeing even my friends.”
“I understand people's interest in my career.”