"H2O: 2 parts Heart, 1 part Obsession" Swimming: From the outside looking in, you can't understand it. From the inside looking out, you can't explain it.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Phelps was absent from USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle Awards Sunday night, but his rival Ryan Lochte had someone else to go head to head with.
LOS ANGELES - Here’s an assortment of some quotes that stood out to us at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.
“[I owe this to] my family, my mom. Oh, you’re beautiful.”
- Ryan Lochte after winning the Male Race of the Year award
“I can do this all day.”
- Mike Alexandrov after returning to the red carpet for a second time
“There are so many Americans with so little body fat here.”
- Co-presenter and author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side)
“Why are the women so much taller than the men?”
- Lewis
Blogger’s note: Katie Hoff was a perfect example of this, as she towered over many of us in her heels. She’s listed as 5-foot-1 in her USA Swimming bio, which probably needs an update - heels or no heels.
“That’s a nice couple right there. Like a maitre d.”
- Host Kevin Nealon on Lochte and Christine Jennings after the comedic actor introduced them on stage.
“This year is my year. I’m putting everything I have to swim this year and I’m not gonna mess it up.”
- Lochte on the current Olympic season
“I had my first apple. It tasted as good as I thought it would be.”
- Missy Franklin, who recently had her braces removed
LOS ANGELES - As Ryan Lochte accepted his award for the Male Race of the Year at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles Sunday night, he pulled a typical Ryan Lochte move: He nearly dropped the trophy.
LOS ANGELES - No matter what, Missy Franklin was going to get her way before Sunday’s USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards.
Her request had nothing to do with winning an award.
