“In training, I always brought my attention back to how I wanted to feel in my races. If I need to work on my body position at the end of my races, then I would push myself in practice to the point of exhaustion then work on my body position when exhausted.”
"I actually love swimming but I just hate jumping in the water."
- Natalie Coughlin
Balance
"There’s just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate."
- Natalie Coughlin
Adversity
"Without goals, training has no direction."
- Natalie Coughlin
Goals
"Running has been my main form of exercise. I've been running five or six days a week. I love it."
- Natalie Coughlin
Well-being
"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."
- George Lorimer
Determination
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."
- Amelia Earhart
Determination
"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."
- Melissa McCarthy
Determination
"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."
- Walt Disney
Determination
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Determination