Swimming Quotes (101 quotes)

Picture of quotation author Michael Phelps
„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.“
― Michael Phelps ―
Picture of quotation author Albert Shanker
„There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities.“
― Albert Shanker ―
Picture of quotation author Amanda Beard
„I'd go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn't have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to people's standards.“
― Amanda Beard ―
Picture of quotation author Brian Skerry
„Kneeling on the sea bottom in a place known as Tiger Beach, I watched a 12-foot- long female tiger shark cruise over the turtle grass with three silver bar jacks swimming in front of her nose.“
― Brian Skerry ―
Picture of quotation author Ludivine Sagnier
„In 'Swimming Pool,' all the colors are very warm, sunny, the pool and all that. In 'Love Crime,' everything is so cold, and it's all inside skyscrapers.“
Picture of quotation author Tim Vine
„So I rang up my local swimming baths. I said 'Is that the local swimming baths?' He said 'It depends where you're calling from.'“
― Tim Vine ―
Picture of quotation author Diana Nyad
„I think I'm going to my grave without swimming from Cuba to Florida.“
― Diana Nyad ―
Picture of quotation author Dick Cavett
„There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.“
― Dick Cavett ―
Picture of quotation author Mila Kunis
„I love swimming, tennis, and I am taking up golf. I am not serious about it, I just go to the range and practice. Other than that, I enjoy going to the movies and hanging out with my friends.“
― Mila Kunis ―
Picture of quotation author John Oates
„Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do.“
― John Oates ―
Picture of quotation author Kim Raver
„When I started 'Third Watch,' I knew I was going to be with the firefighters and lifting, so I was doing yoga, running, and swimming - all at the same time. I didn't have a kid then. Now I don't have time for that. I want to spend time with my son and my husband, so it's mainly just yoga now.“
― Kim Raver ―
Picture of quotation author Amanda Beard
„The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.“
― Amanda Beard ―
Picture of quotation author Brian Skerry
„I flipped through a book on harp seals in the late 1970s and saw images of them swimming in emerald green pools of water surrounded by huge sheets of ice. Right then I was hooked, and I knew this was a story I wanted to do.“
― Brian Skerry ―
Picture of quotation author Akon
„What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa.“
― Akon ―
Picture of quotation author Ryan Kwanten
„I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker.“
― Ryan Kwanten ―
Picture of quotation author Diana Nyad
„For previous generations, swimming the English Channel was the feat to accomplish. And that's been done.“
― Diana Nyad ―
Picture of quotation author Missy Franklin
„A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.“
― Missy Franklin ―
Picture of quotation author Mark Spitz
„Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching.“
― Mark Spitz ―
Picture of quotation author Jenson Button
„I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the physical side of driving a struggle any more.“
― Jenson Button ―
Picture of quotation author Jeff Tweedy
„You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.“
― Jeff Tweedy ―

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