Quotes of the Week
Week of 08/16/08
“One hundredth is the smallest margin of victory in our sport. I guess it’s pretty cool.”
-Michael Phelps, Beijing
Week of 07/29/08
“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
-Michael Phelps
Week of 07/12/08
“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.#8221;
-Michael Phelps
Week of 06/29/08
“I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way”
-Michael Phelps
Week of 06/09/08
“Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”
-Yoda, Empire Strikes Back
Week of 06/01/08
“Never give up and never give in.”
-Hubert H. Humphrey
Week of 05/11/08
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi
Week of 05/04/08
“In swimming, the only things you can break are your goggles. Your coaches won't believe anything else.”
-Anonymous
Week of 04/13/08
“Swim each practice as if it was the most important practice of the year.”
-Anonymous
Week of 03/30/08
“Real Athletes swim, the rest play games.”
-Anonymous
Week of 03/20/08
“It's easy to forget when you're an elite athlete that everyone else gets nervous as well.
Even the best people in the world, at whatever they do, they're still nervous.”
-Leisl Jones
Week of 03/09/08
“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
-Vince Lombardi
Week of 03/02/08
“Practice is 90% physical-10% mental. Championship meets are 10% physical-90% mental.”
-Anonymous
Week of 02/24/08
“I have been visualizing myself every night for the past four years standing on the podium having the gold placed around my neck.”
-Megan Quann
Week of 02/17/08
“I told myself there was no way I was going to let this training go to waste. It was my time, and I was ready to go.”
-Katie Hoff
Week of 02/12/08
“Focus on your strong points when you visualize your race.”
-Anonymous
Week of 02/02/08
“Focus on your strong points when you visualize your race.”
-Anonymous
Week of 01/19/08
“I always have on my headphones to block out all of the other distractions and I'm just focused on doing the best that I can.”
- Michael Phelps
Week of 01/07/08
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”
-Colin Powell
Week of 12/30/07
The swimmer who says, "It can't be done" is passed by the swimmer who is doing it.
Week of 12/23/07
“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”
-Japanese Proverb
Week of 12/16/07
“I always assume that whenever I race against Michael it's going to take something amazing like a world record to win. It's definitely faster than I thought I could go but you can't put limits on yourself.”
- Ian Crocker after a world record at the World Championships
Week of 12/02/07
"I'm really quite exhausted at the moment, but you never know, you are always surprised at what you can find sometimes,
and maybe I will find something deep within to find the desire to swim fast".
-Leisl Jones
Week of 11/25/07
"I try and just relax and reflect on all the work I've done in the past season. That's one of the most important things,
remembering your goals and how to swim your races.”
- Ian Crocker
Week of 11/18/07
"If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked."
- Michael Phelps
Week of 11/11/07
"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible".
- Michael Phelps
Week of 10/30/07
"While I'm swimming, I sing songs in my mind."
- Alexandr Popov
Week of 10/21/07
"Enjoy swimming for swimming sake. We have to spend far too much time in the water to not enjoy the
process of challenging yourself when moving through the water".
- Jeff Rouse - Multiple Olympic Gold Medalist and swimming World Record setter
Week of 10/14/07
"Most of the preparedness happens during training every single day, so it's all about getting to
a meet and being as relaxed as possible. Personally, I just try to stay in the crowd of people, just talking so my mind
doesn't think only about swimming. That helps me to relax. And at this level, we all know what needs to be done once we
jump in the pool".
- Lenny Krayzelburg
Week of 10/07/07
"I was so surprised. Then again, I was so relaxed in the water, it felt amazing".
- Pieter van den Hoogenband after 2000 Olympic gold medal swim
Week of 09/16/07
"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."
-Ian Thorpe
Week of 08/10/07
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get".
-Michael Phelps
Week of 06/21/07
"Mainly, I like to have fun. Swimming is all about having fun, and I am firm believer that you should keep swimming as long as you are having fun, but I can say that it becomes much more fun as you get older and learn more about the sport, life, and especially more about yourself".
-Scott Goldblatt
Week of 06/05/07
"I can't control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits."
-Leisl Jones
Week of 05/21/07
"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".
-Ian Thorpe
Week of 04/28/07
"If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race; it’s up to you."
-Dave Scott, Tri-athlete