“It is always hard as an athlete to admit that you didn’t deliver mentally, you always like to think you have some level of mental toughness.”— Cameron McEvoy, foxsports.com.au
“It was what I wanted. I was able to dedicate myself to this last comeback and that was it. One last hurrah. Looking back, it happened exactly how I wanted it to and exactly how it should have.”— Michael Phelps, foxsports.com.au