Quantcast

UPDATE Ryan Lochte Says He's Worried He'll ‘Become a Failure’ if He Doesn't Reach Tokyo Olympics; UPDATE: He Failed to Qualify for Olympics

Joined
Jan 16, 2019
Messages
554
Reaction score
Reactions
11,773 2,192 563
13,049
Alleybux
2,066,920
image


Ryan Lochte is feeling the pressure to qualify for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

The 36-year-old athlete recently spoke to Sports Illustrated about his hopes for reaching this year's Games, where he would become the oldest-ever men's Olympic swimmer for the United States.

"Everyone around me is putting a lot of pressure on me — more than I've ever had in my entire life," said Lochte, who won 12 medals, including six gold medals, at past Games to currently rank as the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history.

"I feel it from everyone," the athlete added of the pressure to SI. "Like my family. The people that live in this house. My agent. It's just everyone."

"I feel like, if I don't [make it], I'll become a failure," Lochte admitted.

Lochte recently spoke to PEOPLE about his preparations for the Tokyo Games, sharing that he's made it to every single swim practice at a quarantine-friendly facility near his family's Gainesville, Florida, home.

"There's been times when I don't want to wake up and go to the swimming pool, but she kicks my a-- out of the bed and is like, 'You're going to practice. You've got a job to do,' " Lochte said of wife Kayla, with whom he shares daughter Liv Rae, 22 months, and son Caiden Zane, 4 next month.

"She's been my rock," added Lochte. "I've been through a lot of tough times and she's been right there pushing me, keeping my head up and motivating me to just become a better person. We're a good team."


The one-year delay of the Tokyo Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while devastating for most athletes, gave Lochte even more time to practice, he told PEOPLE.

"I thought I was ready for 2020, and when they postponed it I started looking at the positive side of having another year under my belt," he said. "I'm going to get stronger, mentally prepare myself even more, I'm just going to be a better athlete. I'm so excited because I have so much determination and I'm just ready to go!"

 

DivaLasVegas82

Georgia Peach
Joined
Sep 4, 2012
Messages
66,928
Reaction score
Reactions
674,909 21,182 21,875
693,496
Alleybux
671,256
I didn't even know he was trying to go to the Tokyo Olympics as a swimmer. I thought he was going to be commentating.

Anyway, Ryan has a beautiful family.
 

Coco Campbell

Do Not Normalize Mistreatment
Joined
Aug 23, 2015
Messages
36,602
Reaction score
Reactions
215,742 12,398 7,403
239,830
Alleybux
10,500
36 years old!
Your ship has sail yt boi man. Give the kids a chance with their young testosterone, old timer. Especially, considering your racist abusive track record against people of color.
 
Last edited:

MizzLa89

A hero has to win every fight, A villian just 1
Joined
Sep 16, 2014
Messages
29,052
Reaction score
Reactions
285,037 6,179 993
353,516
Alleybux
733,275
I mean was he really that notable of a success already?! all i remember from the year he was there was the ferengi looking michael phelps who won all the medals on they team lol. hes basically prehistoric in athlete years now. idk y hes trying to do this :LOL:
 

AgathaKPlummer

General Manager
Joined
Jul 28, 2014
Messages
2,621
Reaction score
Reactions
13,748 910 14
16,998
Alleybux
30,508
I thought he retired.
He was not suspended for a while after his antics. Then loss sponsorship. He is trying again. He is older, but he is still fast so he does have a real chance to making the team...medaling? Who knows.
 

FunSizeB

A mind opened to everything & attached to nothing
Joined
Feb 22, 2019
Messages
5,642
Reaction score
Reactions
76,436 3,086 258
85,672
Alleybux
12,492
I used to love watching him compete. I hope he does well. What happened in Rio was completely unacceptable though
 

Pizzana

Making These Dumb Heauxs Mad
Joined
Sep 12, 2012
Messages
15,450
Reaction score
Reactions
101,176 2,872 2,027
128,519
Alleybux
2,500
One of the finest examples of White Privileged you could find. After that fiasco, they had people on TV calling him a 30 year old kid who made a mistake.

If that was someone 10 years younger, AND BLACK... they woulda been banished from the sport.
 

Capt Burnham

General Manager
Joined
Dec 29, 2014
Messages
3,830
Reaction score
Reactions
33,081 759 597
34,095
Alleybux
1,500
One of the finest examples of White Privileged you could find. After that fiasco, they had people on TV calling him a 30 year old kid who made a mistake.

If that was someone 10 years younger, AND BLACK... they woulda been banished from the sport.

Al Roker took a lot of heat from yte folks for checking that nonsense. 32-year old kid, my azz. He knew better.

@CrithsSuitcase - Ha! You beat me to it with bringing up AR.
 

PurpleBeats

General Manager
Joined
Feb 16, 2020
Messages
4,635
Reaction score
Reactions
54,372 959 652
67,918
Alleybux
430,251
Why did they lie again? I forgot the reason...and why didn't they go to Brazilian prison?

160818230811-us-swimmers-usoc-apology-statement-00014423-large-169.jpg
After all the money Brazil poured into the Olympics, they weren't about to let this scandal overshadow the entire event by imprisoning them. Olympics are all about PR for the host nation after all.
 

AgathaKPlummer

General Manager
Joined
Jul 28, 2014
Messages
2,621
Reaction score
Reactions
13,748 910 14
16,998
Alleybux
30,508
I love that all the similar threads about what a sh!t show Ryan was pops up for a walk down memory lane. LSA never forgets :LOL::LOL:
 

Afriquenne

Starter
Joined
Dec 12, 2017
Messages
496
Reaction score
Reactions
4,178 64 12
4,732
Alleybux
36,363
Micheal Phelps and Ryan were always fun to watch during the olympics. Too bad Ryan stained his legacy with the Brazil fiasco coz he was a great swimmer in his prime.
 

ChiChiDeVayn

Serving Bayou Baby Realness
Joined
Dec 9, 2013
Messages
2,768
Reaction score
Reactions
26,056 710 187
29,577
Alleybux
16,198
I knew he would end up marrying and pro creating with a white woman.... so predictable. Anyway, sit down and go out with the little respect you have dawg.
 

Padme Selene

From the River to the Sea.
Joined
Feb 16, 2018
Messages
7,183
Reaction score
Reactions
86,674 1,401 445
104,366
Alleybux
72,135
He’s bold for trying again. After Brazil, I’d be too embarrassed to show my face in any capacity.
 

Pizzana

Making These Dumb Heauxs Mad
Joined
Sep 12, 2012
Messages
15,450
Reaction score
Reactions
101,176 2,872 2,027
128,519
Alleybux
2,500
He’s bold for trying again. After Brazil, I’d be too embarrassed to show my face in any capacity.
Because was "allowed to" successfully reinvent his image as a "family man" and not just a boyish, carefree fun loving athlete who listens to and mimes Young Jeezy.
 

TheOldRazzleDazzle

Team Owner
Joined
May 19, 2018
Messages
6,375
Reaction score
Reactions
76,862 2,294 387
81,993
Alleybux
514,002
Someone needs the money, and I think he’s talked about it. That’s the source of the pressure. The only thing he’s not a failure at is probably swimming... and being a white man.
 

gagirl01

Team Owner
Joined
Jan 18, 2015
Messages
13,091
Reaction score
Reactions
177,565 11,381 2,132
209,118
Alleybux
23,500
Remember when he tried his damnedest to make this happen?? LOL
tenor.gif


Also.....imagine having to get your kids and your husband out of bed in the morning. No thanks.
 

NY_Mami

Not Desus DAMMIT!
Joined
Jun 24, 2007
Messages
82,590
Reaction score
Reactions
465,422 8,909 2,622
492,030
Alleybux
226,487
Remember when he tried his damnedest to make this happen?? LOL
tenor.gif


Also.....imagine having to get your kids and your husband out of bed in the morning. No thanks.

E! Needs to air reruns of his show.... he said some of the dumbest things that I’ve ever heard in my life on that show... you cannot make up his level of stupidity....
 

Starlet11

It’s no good being pretty if your soul is crap
Joined
Feb 23, 2020
Messages
522
Reaction score
Reactions
1,524 13 6
2,128
Alleybux
52,381
Someone needs the money, and I think he’s talked about it. That’s the source of the pressure. The only thing he’s not a failure at is probably swimming... and being a white man.
My thoughts as well, he probably has a lifestyle he can’t afford and a family to support.
old white man problems.
 

Similar Threads

The Culture

News Alley

Ask LSA

Top Bottom