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title: "1 Discipline Character Quotes By Esther Williams"
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> [Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/somehow-i-kept-my-head-above-water-i-relied-on-the-discipline/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

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## More by Esther Williams

> [With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/with-two-little-boys-in-diapers-i-had-to-keep-it-simple-if-i-were/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/the-newspapers-loved-pinup-pictures-of-pretty-young-swimmers-and-as-a/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/i-took-my-daily-swim-at-the-beverly-hills-hotel-pool-despite-the/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/i-ended-up-buying-a-restaurant-already-we-had-invested-in-a-gas/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/even-though-i-had-a-lucrative-contract-with-mgm-i-had-a-husband-who/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/i-was-all-in-gold-sequins-for-million-dollar-mermaid-50-feet-in-the/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/the-wisdom-acquired-with-the-passage-of-time-is-a-useless-gift-unless/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/we-can-t-all-win-olympic-medals-even-i-never-won-one/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/life-magazine-ran-a-page-featuring-me-and-three-other-girls-that-was/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/the-animus-is-symbolized-by-male-figures-appearing-in-a-womans-dreams/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [Critics established a snobbery toward me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/critics-established-a-snobbery-toward-me/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/by-the-time-i-got-home-at-night-my-eyes-were-so-chlorinated-i-saw/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/which-esther-williams-do-you-want-to-hear-about/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/my-training-in-science-of-mind-had-begun-with-my-mother-she-took-me/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

> [I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-williams/i-was-15-and-the-years-of-hard-swimming-had-packed-muscle-on-my-frame/)

[Esther Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-williams/)

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