00:04One word to describe the race?
00:06Exhilarating.
00:07I've trained my whole life for that,
00:09and everything led up to this moment.
00:11The call room was heart-bumping.
00:13You're nervous, everyone's trying to psych themselves up,
00:17but I have total belief in my ability to win.
00:19I was listening to All the Small Things by Blink182.
00:24During the race, I'm flat out, and there's no hope for the best.
00:27It's, you gotta win.
00:29One word to describe when I touched the wall?
00:32Relief.
00:33Relief that all the hard work had paid off,
00:36and I actually achieved my dream.
00:38First thing Michael said was, congrats.
00:42Second thing he said was, holy cow,
00:45there's a three-way tie for second.
00:47Imagine this.
00:48You sacrifice your whole life.
00:50I started swimming at 5, moved to the US at 13,
00:54and everything, all the sacrifices, built up to that moment.
00:57To be able to achieve all of that?
01:00It's not joy that comes first.
01:02It was relief.
01:03I have this ritual.
01:05After every Olympic Games,
01:07McDonald's is the sponsor.
01:08I have a Big Mac, a cheeseburger, some fries, and a Coke.
01:13Other than winning, the best moment was sharing it with Mom,
01:17coming back to Singapore, sharing that hug with my dad.
01:21The more private family moment.
01:23They've sacrificed a lot, and being able to share this with them.
01:28That's the actual gold medal moment.
01:31I keep my medal in my bedside drawer,
01:34just in a small little gray pouch.
01:37Nothing fancy or special.
01:41The best thing about retirement is being able to travel.
01:45You have your own time.
01:48There's no pool to torture us.
01:50There's no meal plan, schedule.
01:54I'm in control of my time.
01:55teaches euch quere fait aurait était le moment.
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