Missy Franklin

“I'm always so excited about what I do that I try to get everyone to feel that way.”

“A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.”

“Hopefully I don't annoy people too much.”

“I'm just an all-around happy girl who loves everything about her life.”

“For me, it seems to help me take the pressure off if I don't pay attention to what other people are telling me.”

“Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.”

“I don't like watching myself on TV, I don't like reading about myself.”

“For right now, I still believe that college is what's going to make me the happiest girl.”

“I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.”