Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be the epic award in sports to get. – Chris Klein
Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I started swimming it was, ‘I want to make an Olympic team. That’s where I want to be.’ – Eric Shanteau
I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage. – Esther Williams
We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun. – Gail Devers
I have stayed active. I do keep moving. But I should start swimming more. Great exercise. – Marv Levy
Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing. – Gene Tunney
Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming. – Clare Balding
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home. – Esther Williams
Although I come from the world of swimming… my strong point is the running race, and it is the one I enjoy the most. It’s where I have had a slight edge over my rivals. – Francisco Javier Gomez Noya
I was swimming in my swimming pool when ‘The Secret Lovers’ popped entire into my head. I got out, dried off, went upstairs, and finished the book in about 50 days. – Charles McCarry
Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. – Demetri Martin
Finding original source material is not easy, but when something special like ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ comes along, everybody recognized it. I wasn’t swimming against the stream. Warner Brothers immediately supported it, Tom Cruise signed on instantly; Emily Blunt, who was our first choice, signed on immediately. – Doug Liman
It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I’m trying to see how far I can go. – Mark Spitz
A fish is more valuable swimming in the sea maintaining the integrity of oceanic eco-systems than it is on anyone’s plate. – Paul Watson
When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You’ve got to be there. You’ve got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes. – Gary Shteyngart
I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him. – Gary Oldman
Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales? – Charles Saatchi
I like to go hiking. I like to go rappelling, swimming, biking. I go boogie-boarding. I collect Hot Wheels. I collect glass. I collect coins. And I collect cards. – Nolan Gould
Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with. – Natalie du Toit