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Quotes from Aaron
2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
[On his 100 Back semi at 2005 Worlds] "It went pretty well – I got my hand on the wall first and that is what I needed to do going into tomorrow night. It was a good swim; felt good, felt strong. I tried to even split it, and set up for a good race tomorrow night."
[On his 100 Back prelims at 2005 Worlds] "It felt good. There is still a lot to go. It was a good race. I think we are all trying to get to the semi finals and save the best swim for tonight. No one wants to try too hard in the morning."
[On his 100 Back final at 2005 Worlds] "There is one more race to go for me. This was a good race, a solid race. A year ago it would have been my best time. Randall got in 2nd, so that is pretty cool and I wanted to get a medal as well. Time doesn’t really matter to me, it is more the place. It is a good night for our team. A World Record is possible, it is a very fast pool, a great night for backstroke because there is no sun to out you in the wrong lane. It was a good swim. It is incredible. I have always been a fan of the 53 mark.”
[On his 200 Back semi at 2005 Worlds] "Overall it is pretty much where I wanted to go tonight. I felt good. It is going to help me. My 100m was pretty good, so was my 200m, so I have a good shot tomorrow. It is a totally different race. I don’t want to race anybody in particular, I just want to race, I am not scared of anybody.’’
[On his 200 Back prelim at 2005 Worlds] " I made it in! I got a really good feel of the water, I remembered what it is to do a full 200m; it has been a while. I am trying to evaluate where I stand and tonight will push it a little bit more. I want to swim a lot more from now on. My goal is to get my best performance."
[On his 200 Back final at 2005 Worlds] "I am starting to feel a bit possessive of this event! I have a good grip on it, in the sense that I know how to swim regardless of if I feel good or bad. Everybody else is catching up really fast though. Markus (Rogan) almost got a European Record, and Ryan (Lochte) is coming up really fast too.
[On breaking the 200 Back World Record at 2005 Worlds] "I didn’t think I was going to break it, but I knew if I’d break it I would win."
[On his 50 Back semi at 2005 Worlds] "This race is an experiment for me. It is a good and different race. I just wanted to get in.”
[On the US 400 Medley Relay gold at 2005 Worlds] "It was our best meet as far as medals are concerned. That says a lot because we had a lot of great teams in the past. We might not be the best ever but we still got a gold medal.”
“I have a lack of comprehension for stiff moments, before I realize I should be nervous, it’s over.”
[On Lenny Krayzelburg] "Without him, I'd probably be half the swimmer I am"
[On swimming before a home crowd at Worlds] "To come here and swim in this atmosphere brings out the best in all of us"
[On winning the gold medal in the 100 back at the Olympics] "It was more than I could ever imagine - being on the podium and singing the national anthem."
[On setting a new championship record and being on world record place at the 2004 SC Worlds] “I didn’t expect anything less. And, it feels good to come out on top. I was just trying to win. It took almost a world record to win; (it) certainly was not an easy race, but it was fun. (Being on world record pace) makes for an interesting race.”
[On the fans at the 2004 SC Worlds] “It’s amazing how many fans we have. We never have to sign this many autographs.”
[On Phelps having to pull out of the 2004 SC Worlds] “Thank goodness it was now and not the Olympics.”
[On Lenny Krayzelburgh qualifying for the 2004 Olympics after surgery] "It just shows you how tough a guy like Lenny is"
[On breaking the world record at the 2004 Olympic trials] "I didn't expect to feel this way, but once you own a record, once you are so close to doing this, it becomes your baby. You want to take care of it, and it relayed into tonight and certainly helped."
[On swimming against Phelps at the 2004 Olympic trials] "He's a tough cookie. He's tough. It's a pleasure racing against him. Aside from him (Phelps) and how I felt last night, I felt I could go out faster and hold on. My endurance from hard training has stayed with me."
[On the 2004 Olympic trials] "You have to make the team first to achieve the glory that goes with winning a gold medal. Sometimes, more than two deserve to go. It feels like half the battle is already over. It's an honor, it really is. You do swim against the best in the world to go swim against the best in the world again."
[On Phelps' bid to bring home a record number of medals from the Athens Olympics] "If he wins seven and brought them back, it would shoot the sport up. To feel you could be one of the guys to take that away, it's not our fault we're in these races. We're not trying to take anything away from him. If he gets 5 gold medals, I won't be the spoiler. He'd have done something special"
"The entire team is so proud of what we've done. We did something spectacular at this meet. Every single one of us swam so well. For us to cap off a meet like this, it just means more than anything in the world."
"The more I come back here [Austin] and the more I see of Southern California, the more I have a passion for Austin. Southern California is so crazy right now. I love it here in Austin; there's so much character, so much culture."
"Austin is not what you think of Texas as being. I think it's an oasis. It's got lakes, water, and it's very wooded. The atmosphere is great here, and the music. Great bands come through and good bands that you've never even heard of."
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