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No Matter What, Like, I Couldn't - I Could Break A World Record, Get An Olympic Gold Medal, And My Mom Would Be, Like, You Could Have Done Better. But You Looked Pretty. That's What She Says All The Time.

-Ryan Lochte

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No Matter What, Like,

Ryan Lochte

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No Matter What, Like, I Couldn't - I Could Break A World Record, Get An Olympic Gold Medal, And My Mom Would Be, Like, You Could Have Done Better. But You Looked Pretty. That's What She Says All The Time.

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