Michael Phelps

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

My mom put me and my sisters in the water to feel comfortable, to have water safety.

Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise.

I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing, but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.

Composers, like authors, have a lot in common. Our main goal is to connect with the listener emotionally.