Swimmer Quotes

List of top sayings and quotations by famous swimmers like Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe and Missy Franklin


  • Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get.

    — Michael Phelps
    118
  • There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

    — Michael Phelps
    87
  • The more you dream the more you achieve.

    — Michael Phelps
    87
  • 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 doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there no limits.

    — Michael Phelps
    75
  • You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

    — Michael Phelps
    71
  • To me, the sea is like a person -- like a child that I've known a long time.

    It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.

    — Gertrude Ederle
    68
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    Doubt your doubts before you doubt yourself.

    — Lewis Pugh
    35
  • Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

    — Matt Biondi
    57
  • 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 younger generation of swimmers coming along.

    — Michael Phelps
    57
  • Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport.

    My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.

    — Michael Phelps
    55
  • You don't have to put an age limit on your dreams.

    — Dara Torres
    54
  • There is water in every lane, so it is OK.

    — Ian Thorpe
    53
  • A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

    — Missy Franklin
    50
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    If you're not failing once in a while, it probably means you're not stretching yourself.

    — Lewis Pugh
    31
  • A true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them into motivation.

    — Misty Hyman
    46
  • I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that a lot of things can be thrown at me, but it's about how much I am prepared to let them affect me

    — Ian Thorpe
    46
  • A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.

    — Donna de Varona
    46
  • I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career.

    I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

    — Summer Sanders
    44
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  • I run so my goals in life will continue to get bigger instead of my belly.

    — Bill Kirby
    41
  • Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real.

    The desire for redemption drives you.

    — Michael Phelps
    37
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    Practice things until you can't get them wrong. Not until you get them right. There's a big difference.

    — Lewis Pugh
    28
  • I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

    — Michael Phelps
    36
  • I'm just an all-around happy girl who loves everything about her life.

    — Missy Franklin
    34
  • Sometimes we complain, but there is something beautiful about waking up before everyone to get better at what we love.

    — Missy Franklin
    30
  • Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul.

    With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say. He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day.

    — Jack Nelson
    29
  • I am the luckiest girl in the world. I learned that if I just keep a positive mental attitude, that I can go out there and do whatever I hope I can do. It's all mental in getting out there, and having confidence in myself, and having strength and knowing I can do it.

    — Missy Franklin
    29
  • Never put an age limit on your dreams.

    — Dara Torres
    27
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    Hardest thing about exercise? Getting out the front door. Don't think. Just go.

    — Lewis Pugh
    25
  • 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.

    — Summer Sanders
    27
  • Things won’t go perfect. It’s all about how you adapt from those things and learn from mistakes.

    — Michael Phelps
    25
  • I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

    — Ian Thorpe
    24
  • I swam the race like I trained to swim it.

    It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for.

    — Ian Thorpe
    23
  • I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.

    — Michael Phelps
    19
  • Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

    — Michael Phelps
    18
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    If youre not failing once in a while, it probably means youre not stretching yourself.

    — Lewis Pugh
    20
  • I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.

    — Michael Phelps
    18
  • This is why relays are so important, because you can find more in yourself for someone else, than what you can ever find for yourself.

    — Ian Thorpe
    17
  • Remember to do the things you enjoy away from swimming, regularly.

    — Ian Thorpe
    17
  • 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's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you.

    — Michael Phelps
    15
  • The things you learn from sports - setting goals, being part of a team, confidence - that's invaluable. It's not about trophies and ribbons. It's about being on time for practice, accepting challenges and being fearful of the elements.

    — Summer Sanders
    14
  • I just felt like I can try to do something special.

    — Chad le Clos
    14
  •  image quote by Michael Phelps

    You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the further you get.

    — Michael Phelps
    15
  • Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves.

    — Kieren Perkins
    13
  • While we are here we should set goals and achieve them, make the best of things, make others feel good about themselves, and be happy with what we are and what we are doing.

    — Janet Evans
    13
  • The problem with heart disease is the first symptom is often fatal.

    — Michael Phelps
    13
  • I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

    — Michael Phelps
    13
  • I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

    — Michael Phelps
    13
  • It was so fun. Being ahead and still being relaxed, we got to chill out.

    — Brittany MacLean
    12
  •  image quote by Lewis Pugh

    If you're not failing once in a while, it probably means you're not stretching yourself.

    — Lewis Pugh
    14
  • I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

    — Michael Phelps
    12
  • The water doesn't know how old you are.

    — Dara Torres
    11
  • You are always racing against the other swimmers, but I always try to just focus on what I'm doing and how I want to swim my races.

    — Katie Ledecky
    11
  • For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put carbs into my system before I swim and then load up on the protein after. I don't count calories. Whether it's Sour Patch Kids or Reese's or a bag of chips, if I feel like eating it, I'm going to eat it.

    — Michael Phelps
    10
  • Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

    — Michael Phelps
    10
  • I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.

    — Ian Thorpe
    10
  • Sometimes we set boundaries for ourselves in life, or even worse, we allow others to do so. In many cases, these boundaries are just in our mind and need to be pushed away.

    — Lewis Pugh
    9
  • I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

    — Katie Ledecky
    9
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