Amanda Beard Quotes & Sayings

“I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.”

“The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.”

“To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.”

“I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.”

“If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.”

“I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.”

“I know that I do deserve good things.”

“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.”

“Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.”

“People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.”