23 quotes found
Swimmer · American · 1985
American swimmer (born 1985)
“It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.”
“Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.”
“I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.”
“I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.”
“You cant put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“So many people along the way,whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can't be done. But it all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will...”
“It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.”
“I think sometimes I guess you see records, say you want to get there and use that as motivation. In a way, it's kind of cool if there is a possibility to rewrite history and be up there with the gr...”
“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.”
“If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.”
“I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.”
“I eat pretty much whatever I want. I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can.”
“Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't too happy. She'd say, 'Think about this.' And I'd always end up getting back in the pool.”
“Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.”
“I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the youn...”
“I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.”
“And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it...”
“I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You ...”
“Its the Olympics. If you cant get up to swim early in the morning, dont go.”
“It’s the Olympics. If you can’t get up to swim early in the morning, don’t go.”