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When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.

You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

If you're scared to lose rather than excited to win, then that's the wrong way to approach a race.

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.

Before competition, I start to question things. I don't know why it happens, but you've got to control it so you don't get too far out of the race.

Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.

It's not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You're often racing against time. You're frequently running everything through your mind. You're always competing against preconceived ideas. It's not really the person next to you that you worry about.

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.

I am always nervous before the start of a race. It helps me to say to myself to try my very best. That is my commitment. No matter how bad it gets, I will try my hardest.

For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.