Katie Ledecky

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

I think we have the approach that every race is a sprint. Some races are just longer sprints than others.

I felt so relaxed. It just felt very easy, and that's why it surprised me that I had broken my world record.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.