Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.
You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.
But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
I've dominated past competitions, but I've sweated blood and tears for every medal. I take nothing for granted, and I'm fully focused on doing my best.
Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.
I don't know where my medals are.
Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.
I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.