Quotes About Dedication

I was a competitive swimmer in middle school and high school.

Being on the podium, of course, is enjoyable, but the majority of what - not just myself, not just swimmers, I think the majority of all athletes - it's not necessarily fun, the core of the whole process.

But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.

I can freestyle for a while, but I'm not an Olympic swimmer who can go two or three miles.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

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

I grew up as a swimmer. And my brother was a football player and I played football.

My mom was a swimmer growing up. She was World Class.

Both my kids are international swimmers and national champions.

I fell in love with this idea of becoming a swimmer. I knew two strokes at the time but I went and I just loved racing these girls with legs.

As long as I'm enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.

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.

For swimming, we don't really have an offseason.

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

I want to continue the sport of swimming. I'm not going to give up until I think it's reached where I want it to go.

Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

I love swimming, but I love knowing that kids see me as an inspiration.

I wanted swimming to be something that I loved, something that I was motivated to do for myself.

I won't give up swimming, even if it kills me. I love the rhythm of it.

I am passionate about swimming, which I try to do at least five times a week.

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

I think for most people it's hard to understand what it is about swimming - I mean it's such a solo endeavour.

If I was satisfied I wouldn't keep swimming.