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The first mile is mental. The rest are all heart.

Summer Sanders

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Summer Sanders
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: October 13
Swimmer
Television Actor
Roseville
California
Summer Elisabeth Sanders
Summer Henderson
Summer Schlopy
Running
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Miles
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Tennis is interesting because the women are almost more popular than the men. In the U.S. Open, women even get exactly the same money as the men.
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I've been barefoot most of my life: either flip flops or barefoot on the pool deck. Although you'd think that would make me a good candidate for barefoot running, that doesn't work with me.
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I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.
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There is nothing in this world that I love more than my family. To be able to share the joy of running with them at the Runner's World Half Marathon and Running Festival where we can all participate together is as close as you can get to a perfect weekend.
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Thinking about your training should put a smile on your face. As cliche as it sounds, you are worth all the time and energy you've put in. Unleash your emotions with a cheer, or even a signature roar, after a tough workout.
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The more sleep you get in before the clock turns midnight, the more rested you feel no matter what time your alarm goes off.
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It's not really about the competition. Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself. You're often racing against time. You're frequently running everything through your mind. You're always competing against preconceived ideas. It's not really the person next to you that you worry about.
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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.
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Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.
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Preparing mentally takes more out of you than the physical aspect of it.
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I was a die-hard, obsessed fan of Michael Jordan. I'd take his posters with me to away meets, I'd walk out on the deck in my Air Jordans before I swam, I'd write 23 on my cap. I'm just a huge Jordan fan.
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If you're not mentally tough, If nerves undo you instead of focus you, If you don't have the inner arrogance That you absolutely have what it takes to win, If you don't see, in your mind's eye, A picture of yourself winning - then you won't win And not because you can't.
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To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.
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I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do
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I don't care how much you're working out when you go to put on that bikini, you're like, 'Oh no!'
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Honestly, if I can plan out a few meals ahead of time, I feel much more organized.
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For me, music makes my smile brighter during my workouts. It adds that extra something that motivates me to go further or work harder!
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Swimming is great because there are levels of goals. First, when I was four, it was making it to the other end and overcoming the fear of standing up in front of everybody at a swim meet because I was such a shy kid.
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That's what I love about running - I feel like we all celebrate each other. Even if you're racing somebody at the finish, it's like you're in it together.
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I grew up in northern California, where it was consistently in the hundreds in the summertime. My dad didn't think he should have to turn on the air conditioning when we had a swimming pool in our backyard it was our built-in air conditioner.
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