Lewis Gordon Pugh Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.”

“I can't think of anything more important than the environment we leave to our children and our children's children.”

“Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.”

“Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest.”

“On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice.”

“I've been on swims where people have freaked out about sharks. You have to think about something else, otherwise it will absolutely paralyze you. I do math problems, anything.”

“The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.”

“In the cold, all the blood rushes to your core to protect your heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and brain. When you leave the water, the blood rushes back to your arms and legs, absorbs that freezing cold, and brings it back to the heart.”

“The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water.”

“I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.”