Swimming Quotes · Page 13

Heaven is not like flying or swimming, but has something to do with blackness and a strong glare.

— Elizabeth Bishop

It is not the hours of practice that matter...it's what you put into the hours that counts.

— Jim Rohn

Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.

— William E. Gladstone

I have fond memories of my kabaddi exploits at Lawrence School. I also enjoyed tennis and swimming.

— Anand Mahindra

God has given me the ability. The rest is up to me. Believe. Believe. Believe.

— Billy Mills

The moon is swimming naked and the summer night is fragrant with a mighty expectation of relief.

— Leonard Cohen

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.

— Michael Phelps

I said to the waitress, "There's a fly swimming in my soup." She said: "You've got too much soup - he should…

— Frank Carson

Dad would always play Ray Charles in the car on the way to swimming, then we'd sing musicals. Now my heroes are…

— Jessie Buckley

As a kid, I did some running but especially loved biking and swimming. I grew up on Long Island, and our mom…

— Alice Dreger

I love 'Splash!' and 'Take Me Out.' Not that I'd ever do 'Splash!' It's the parading on British TV in a swimming…

— Maxine Peake

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an…

— Vera Wang

Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an…

— Debbie Meyer

I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.

— Jamie Dornan

I want to get up in the morning and just roll over in my bed into an indoor swimming pool. And then…

— Jimi Hendrix

I like sports, and swimming is my favorite. Doing physical exercises keeps one fit and healthy and helps one work more efficiently.…

— Xi Jinping

I saw the spiders marching through the air, Swimming from tree to tree that mildewed day In latter August when the hay…

— Robert Lowell

Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to…

— Gethin Jones

Interest and proficiency in almost any one activity-swimming, boating, fishing, skiing, skating-breed interest in many more. Once someone discovers the delight of…

— Margaret Mead

To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater…

— Bear Grylls

I like to compete in a suit that will help me save me time and energy by reducing drag, so I race…

— Timothy O'Donnell

When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we…

— Taylor Lautner

When the surf is really good, it's hard for me to concentrate on work. So I really have to watch when and…

— Chris Carter

Those are some strong currents you're swimming against.

— Jay Asher

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

— Dennis Rodman

“i love swimming it is my main hobby and i love reading singing !!!”

— Vanessa Curtis

I love putting myself in sink-or-swim situations. You realize the human spirit is built to survive.

— Annabelle Wallis

“A dream without an action is like a fish without gills. It can’t survive.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

The biggest misconception is that swimming is something you do on holiday, in the pool or in the ocean.

— Gethin Jones

Let's go swimming better yet I'm gonna go skinny dippin you can go chunky dunkin.

— Anonymous

“Swimming won't make you a fish, but if you're a fish you will swim.”

— Keith Giles

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

— Esther Williams

I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains.

— Nobu Matsuhisa

“losing consciousness while swimming is a bad thing.”

— Cody Cassidy

“When life gets you down do you wanna know what you've gotta do? Just keep swimming.”

— dorry

You'd be amazed at what I can do. Did you know I can swim?

— Ryan Lochte

England is merely an island of beef swimming in a warm gulf stream of gravy.

— Katherine Mansfield

I've got loads of ideas swimming round, and I've even organised them in a nice folder on me computer.

— Peter Kay

“Some fish love to swim upstream. Some people love to overcome challenges.”

— Amit Ray