It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I try to separate my personal life from swimming.
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.
Sitting beside the pool is fine for two weeks, but after that I think it'd be quite hard to live with - so I need to keep racing.
These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the guy who is ready to sit by the pool.
When I was in my 20s, I thought that being known for 'Swimming Pool' was kind of a burden. Like, 'OK, everyone thinks I am this tanned bimbo,' and I was having problems coping with that image.
I was what they call a pool hustler. That's absolutely true. For long periods of time I got by, barely skimmed by, just playing pool.
I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.
I could float in the pool for hours, just letting the water carry me.
I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers.
I am endlessly busy, bringing up five young kids, and trying to keep up with the three older ones. I still spend most of my life driving car pools.