"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
"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."
- Natalie Coughlin
Determination
"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
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance