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Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.

I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.

To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.

What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.

I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.

The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.

To be an Olympian - not many people can say that. But first of all, I've got to make the team, and I know a lot of hard work is going to go into it, so hopefully it pays off.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.