Quotes About Success

I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12.

While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.

There's not that many great swimmers from Brooklyn.

Both my kids are international swimmers and national champions.

Michael Phelps wouldn't have been on the Wheaties box if I stuck with swimming. I've been swimming since I was a little kid. I still swim. I'm the best.

I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.

You have to do what the market requires of you... You either keep swimming, or you sink.

For me, it's about swimming faster. Anything that's not pertaining to swimming faster is irrelevant to me.

Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.

You're either an Olympian or not in swimming.

I don't think I'm 'the guy' in the sport of swimming, but people want to label me as 'the guy.'

For previous generations, swimming the English Channel was the feat to accomplish. And that's been done.

The Olympics was a goal, and definitely, swimming in college was a goal.

I was always a very competitive little kid. I did swimming very competitively, downhill skiing very competitively. Everything was competition.

Swimming, it's the best job.

Success is not two cars or a swimming pool. It's the approval of your peers.

I want to model and I want to do whatever it takes to be a 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit model.

I gave birth to my first son in April 1986. I thought it would be a good goal to get back in shape after having a baby if I ran the New York City Marathon. I ran in it November 1986. I had just shot the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, so I was in great shape.

I started my career as a swimsuit model. My first big break in America was 2007, 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue.

I felt I had 'made it' as a model when I was invited to be the first model to shoot for the 2019 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit issue.

When I finally discovered the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, I browsed through archives and saw a picture of an incredibly stunning model, Damaris Lewis. Her images inspired me, and I imagined being in the magazine myself. Never in a million years did I dream it would actually happen.

I have the Skinny Dippers swimsuit line coming out, which I'm really proud of and very excited to do.

The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.