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Swimmer Inspirational Quotes (670)

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When people say, 'Hey, wanna come to our house for dinner?' I say, 'Yeah, what should I bring?' They say, 'How about the dessert?' I just don't skimp on the dessert. I make it the yummy way it should be made, and then I just don't eat the whole pan.
Summer Sanders
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You must do your damdest and win.
George S. Patton
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When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
Natalie du Toit
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It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.
Ryan Lochte
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I think with practice, you can being whatever you want to be, and with a goal you can go in any direction that you want to go in.
Michael Phelps
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I also think swimmers are pretty fashion conscious and mos aren't always the best accessory to be rocking. Haha.
James Magnussen
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The most important lesson I've learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as well. Not everyone wins all the time, as a matter of fact, no one wins all the time. Winning is the easy part, losing is really tough. But, you learn more from one loss than you do from a million wins. You learn a lot about sportsmanship.
Amy Van Dyken
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I love pushing my body to the limit & seeing how far I can take it before it breaks.
Amy Van Dyken
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I got bored and then joined the British SAS. It was five very exciting years of my life, and then I'd always had this passion for swimming, so started swimming around the world, in some of the most exotic and distant and dangerous locations.
Lewis Pugh
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You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you seen a few policemen handle a crowd?
George S. Patton
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I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the race that there was no chance I was gonna beat this guy. And so I said, if you can't beat him, find a race that he won't swim.
Mark Warkentin
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Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.
Johnny Weissmuller
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Life is all about balance: sprinting hard and fast, breathing deep and slow. Working out with my coaches, playing with my kids. Eating whole foods for fuel, enjoying a glass of wine with friends.
Amanda Beard
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My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.
Amanda Beard
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Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course.
Amanda Beard
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I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.
Amanda Beard
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When people say to me, 'You're like the Anna Kournikova who wins,' I definitely take it as a compliment, because she's quite gorgeous.
Amanda Beard
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The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.
Amanda Beard
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People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
Amanda Beard
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In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.
Amanda Beard
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I know that I do deserve good things.
Amanda Beard
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With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.
Amanda Beard
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Id go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didnt have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to peoples standards.
Amanda Beard
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I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.
Amanda Beard
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