Natalie Coughlin Quotes

I like to take mustard baths. I combine 4 lbs Epsom salts, 3 oz mustard powder, 12 oz powdered milk, and 1/2 cup baking soda, add in 12 drops each of rosemary and eucalyptus essential oils, then whisk it and pour 1/4 cup of the mix into the tub while warm water is running.

You see a lot of us lingering around. We'll just stand there on the edge of the pool and kinda psych ourselves up into getting in.

I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.

I'm up before 5 a.m., I have breakfast, then swimming, Pilates, weight training, and physical therapy. I'm constantly going from one thing to the next. Everyone is busy, but that's my busy,

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

I live in a swimsuit so I'm really comfortable with my body.

When I was little, I wasn't so little. I had a big old round belly and I was really clumsy, but I was super confident.

I very much looked up to Janet Evans and Summer Sanders.

There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.

Pilates is an awesome cross-training exercise for any sport because it focuses on functional movement.

There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.

I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.

Cooking a fantastic meal is therapeutic. I like the entire process-the chopping, the stirring. At the end, hopefully you get to enjoy a great meal with a friend or loved one.

I'm comfortable in the locker room situation, so whatever.