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I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

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Ryan Lochte
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: August 3
Swimmer
Rochester
New York
Ryan Steven Lochte
Motown
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Anything I do, I do with 110 percent. Right now, my biggest goal is the 2016 Olympics. My main focus is that. But after the sport of swimming-when it's all said and done-I want to get involved in fashion. I want to design my own clothing line. I'm very into fashion. It's something I really want to focus on when swimming is over.
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I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome.
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Not to have a big head about it, but people love me.
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Just all that hard work, all those hours in the pool, I feel like it's about to pay off. I guess we'll just have to wait and see this summer.
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I suddenly said, 'I'm sick of losing'. After that, I trained hard and I never lost there again.
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The fact that people actually want my autograph is crazy.
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If you’re a man at night, you’ve got to be a man in the morning.
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I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that.
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My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake. Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.
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