My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.
I always make my dreams into goals.
I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.
So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals.
I am very happy my Olympic dream has come true.
I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.
It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me.
After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics: to swim 3:56 or better in the 400-meter freestyle, break 8:05 in the 800, and win gold in the 200. I achieved all of those, and soon, it will be time to set some new goals.
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.
My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.