Look: Ryan Lochte's mouth has a controversial past.
How could it not, between his American-flag grill, pictured above, and his (lack of) interviewing skills, as seen below? ("What defines me? Ryan Lochte.")
But things have changed. Ryan Lochte clearly woke up this morning enlightened. He's reached a new plane of existence. And he had this (these?) wise word(s) to say: