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And I guess the thing that I really sort of rely on in me is that I love racing and I love competing and so I know that you know when the time comes and the pressure's on and I have to swim well, I'm sort of able to pull it out and sort of get the best out of myself.

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

For me, I always think about keeping my upper body relaxed, my hips level, and my right side down on the turn. If I work on nailing those three things at every practice, I hope that by the time I get into a race situation I can stay completely focused on the task at hand, and the rest will happen naturally.

I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.

Mentally, my key is just focusing on the little things I need to do in a race, whether that's tempo, turn entry, start speed, things like that. I'm not thinking about that much before or during a race. I just trust in my ability and all the hard work I put in and let the race come to me.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.

I just need to focus on myself. I think nobody should focus on others, whether they actually have a problem with Chinese swimming or not.

The only thing I want to think about the moments before a race is competing. I don't want the little things to distract me.

Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.