Eric Shanteau Quotes
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I know there's life after the Olympics.
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If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders.
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After my cancer diagnosis, I really took my swimming to a new level.
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There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.
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I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.
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One of the things you learn when you get married is how you need to always work on continuing to make it better.
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Obviously, losing a parent is very difficult. I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
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I don't know what cancer did to me but I put on probably 10 pounds of muscle and got a lot stronger in the weight room and during our dry-land stuff.
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Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.
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I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.
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Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at.
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I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.
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When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself.
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I think you have to be weird to swim breaststroke.
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I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore.
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Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool.
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At 28, you need recovery time after training.
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I attacked my cancer diagnosis the same way I attack training and competing, and that's pretty fearless.
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Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I started swimming it was, 'I want to make an Olympic team. That's where I want to be.'
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I've been in a Speedo half my life. So I am really comfortable with my body.