Quotes from Amanda
''I would love to open my own clothing boutique.''
"My sport is more mainstream, but I don't consider myself a mainstream athlete."
[On what other sports she wanted to watch in Athens] "I love water polo. That will be the first event I want to watch; also track and beach volleyball."
[On her role as a Olympic swim team veteran] "I've already been made out to be one of the veterans of the team, which is fine with me. I was only 14 at my first Olympics, and I definitely needed some support and guidance. Now is my time to give back if needed."
"The Olympics are a huge deal, especially for a sport like swimming.''
[On why the Olympics are such a big deal] ''It is just very special - you look around and see some of the best athletes in the world and it makes you really in awe.''
[On breaking the world record at the 2004 Olympic trials] “It's a great feeling. It's fun. To get the best time is always a great feeling''
[On the competition at the 2004 Olympics] "I think it's going to be a very strong field. All eight swimmers in the finals are going for it. I hope they push me and I push them and we can all lower the world record."
[On racing against Leisel Jones] "I'm very excited to race her. She's a great competitor. And we always bring out the best in each other."
[On the definition of a beautiful body] "I think it is good that now we're seeing an ideal of beauty that includes physical and very strong women."
"I hope young girls look at me and think it's good to be fit and healthy. To me, muscle doesn't make you look like a tomboy. I'm a girlie girl, but I need muscle to be competitive. I'm very competitive."
"And I eat. Oh, yes, I eat. I have to eat to do what I do."
"Most models are really thin, size 0 or something. I have muscle. I'm not real big, but I have muscle."
"I have boundaries. I haven't posed nude. I wouldn't do that. But I think a bikini is more sexy than nude."
"When people say to me, 'You're like the Anna Kournikova who wins,' I definitely take it as a compliment, because she's quite gorgeous."
"It's 'in' for today's male athletes to be metrosexuals."
"When I go to the beach in Europe, I only wear the bottoms. I love that."
"Competitively, Speedos are great - nothing beats them."
"But if there is a guy who's wearing a Speedo at the beach, it's wrong."
"Bottom line: A man can look good in a Speedo, but would I ever date a man that wore a Speedo on the beach? No!"
"If I'm getting a really hard workout, I can't eat two or three hours before I swim. But if I eat right before...oh, it's not pretty."
[On her FHM Photoshoot] "I had fun doing it and enjoyed it and it's a chance for me to branch out of swimming and kind of experience other things, like modeling and stuff.''
"I try to just go to class, do my thing and leave. Just stay under the radar."
"I thought for sure I'd retire after 2004. But then it got closer and I was like, 'No way.'"
Quotes about Amanda
"She's a very modest person. She enjoys her status but never uses it in anything but positive ways." - UA head swim coach Frank Busch
"She's a great influence on others, a great community person and I think she enjoys what she's accomplished as far as her swimming, but never takes anything for granted." - UA head swim coach Frank Busch
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