Swimmer Quotes

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

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

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.

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

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.

Doubt your doubts before you doubt yourself.

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

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.

Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport.

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

You don't have to put an age limit on your dreams.

There is water in every lane, so it is OK.

A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

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

A true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them into motivation.

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

A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career.

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

I run so my goals in life will continue to get bigger instead of my belly.

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real.

The desire for redemption drives you.

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

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

I'm just an all-around happy girl who loves everything about her life.

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

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.

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.

Never put an age limit on your dreams.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Remember to do the things you enjoy away from swimming, regularly.

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.

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.

I just felt like I can try to do something special.

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

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.

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.

The problem with heart disease is the first symptom is often fatal.

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

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

It was so fun. Being ahead and still being relaxed, we got to chill out.

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

I feel most at home in the water. I disappear. That's where I belong.

The water doesn't know how old you are.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.