Caeleb Dressel Quotes

I was nervous before races. Every race was not perfect… Every morning when I woke up the first words weren’t always, ‘Oh, I’m so excited.’

I’ve got pimples on my face, I’m losing some hair.

For me, it’s about swimming faster. Anything that’s not pertaining to swimming faster is irrelevant to me.

Strength training is an important part of every athlete‘s training program, but for me it’s become almost like a sanctuary.

We play a lot of Nintendo games, a lot of Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, a few different card games, really just stuff so we can stay loose and get your mind off of swimming before going into the meet with full focus.

I wanted swimming to be something that I loved, something that I was motivated to do for myself.

I probably sound like a broken record every time I do a race, but I always look for the bad. That’s just kind of how I work.

It can be a scary thought to do something that’s never been done before.

It takes a lot of people. I would not swim if it was just me. If I didn’t have any teammates, I couldn’t stay in a pool for two hours, twice a day, nine times a week. I can’t do that. And I’m fine with admitting that. I couldn’t do this by myself.

I swear every day I love it more and more. If you want to go 47.0 in a 100 free and you’re 47.1, you have all these years behind you and it comes down to a 47-second race. It can be so brutal sometimes, but that’s the part I like about it.

As a 17-year-old kid, people put you on this podium, and it seems like you’re just a source of entertainment for people. I felt like I was swimming for other people and they’d never be satisfied.

I want these medals to be for everyone, not just myself.

During the race there’s only so much you can do. Whatever‘s going to happen is going to happen.

Just because it’s bad doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.

For me, it’s just kind of a chase for self-improvement in and out of the water. That’s why I do enjoy the sport.

I like to race. I like to compete.

You go your whole life for one moment that boils down to a race that lasts a couple seconds.

I don’t mind the sun at all, I like it.

I don’t think anyone will ever be able to perfect the sport, and that’s kind of what I love about it. You’re always chasing something.

It’s really special for me just to have that one little moment where I claimed I was the best in the history of swimming.

I didn’t want to learn the butterfly because it’s hard. I got it right away, but I didn’t want to do it.

When I got out of the water in my old routine, I’m just looking for any food in sight to just stuff in my body – just very, very hungry.

I never eat a lot before I get in the water because I don’t want to, you know.

Being on the podium, of course, is enjoyable, but the majority of what – not just myself, not just swimmers, I think the majority of all athletes – it’s not necessarily fun, the core of the whole process.

I pick and choose when I like to have my moments.

I’m kind of like a horse: I just kind of eat throughout the day, so I’m not ever hungry.

I’m trying to show that it doesn’t matter where you are from, even a little town like Green Cove. You can make it.

The whole podium time was like it was in slow motion. I was watching the flag go up realizing I’m part of one of the greatest countries on earth.

I can be proud of every swim, every effort I put in the water, every mental approach to every single race.

The Olympics are different, I’ll admit that now and stop lying to myself.

I know my name is thrown out there and I could care less about it. It is something that comes with the sport when you are on top of the podium.

In the gym, you get out what you put in. There’s no room for excuses, for taking shortcuts or giving half effort.

It’s just me and the water, and I’ll share the water with my teammates.

I don’t come to meets to count medals. It’s not what I do. It’s just really for me.

I think simple‘s good. That’s why I enjoy swimming. It’s very primitive, very simple.

I have to manage my emotions.

I take each event, and I have to learn from it.

I just tried to find a fine line between muscling in and staying relaxed.

The goal is not to count medals, it’s just racing the best I can.

But just improving each day, that’s just the ultimate goal from now until I’m no longer on this earth.

I don’t know if you’ll really get to know me unless you’re close to me.

I’m really good at hiding my emotions.

Everything I do in the gym translates to being a better swimmer.

I think greatness is found within mundanity, those boring little ticks throughout the day.

I love meatloaf so much.