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Katie Ledecky

(1997) Swimmer

19 quotes in 118 categories

Katie Ledecky is a swimmer, best known for Just Add Water.

Quick Facts About Katie Ledecky

Born: March 17, 1997
Profession: Swimmer
Notable works: Just Add Water

About Katie Ledecky

Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer. She is the most decorated female swimmer in history and the most decorated American woman in Olympic history, with a total of 14 Olympic medals, including nine golds. She is widely regarded as the greatest female swimmer of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Katie Ledecky

I hope that young girls will have the dream and will have experiences. And it might not be in swimming. It might…

Dream

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And if I'm ahead, I can sometimes tell. It might mean I'm having a good swim, but pretty much, I'm just focused…

Block

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I think we have the approach that every race is a sprint. Some races are just longer sprints than others.

Approach

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I think the beauty of Catholicism is its consistency through both successes and difficulties. I've counted on my faith to give me…

Beauty

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I think Rowdy Gaines actually said something like: Katie Ledecky doesn't swim like a man. She swims like Katie Ledecky.And that was…

Comment

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After the 2013 World Championships, I had three goals for the Olympics: to swim 3:56 or better in the 400-meter freestyle, break…

Better

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It's always great to see young swimmers and their excitement and the joy that they have in the water.

Excitement

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I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on…

Feeling good

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My faith has always been important to me. It defines who I am.

Always

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I always just focus on what my own goals are, and not what anybody else's goals for me are or their expectations.…

Coaches

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You are always racing against the other swimmers, but I always try to just focus on what I'm doing and how I…

Focus

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I would encourage you to set really high goals. Set goals that, when you set them, you think they're impossible. But then…

Day

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There are a lot of young swimming fans that are on Instagram, so I try to respond or post things that they…

Fans

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I think our devotion to Mary is very beautiful. She has a sacred role in Catholicism, and her strong faith and humility…

Beautiful

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I felt so relaxed. It just felt very easy, and that's why it surprised me that I had broken my world record.

Broken

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It's kind of a loping stroke. It's not the prettiest stroke. But it's what's most efficient for me. And I think I…

I think

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More than anything, praying just helps me to concentrate and let go of things that don't matter in that moment. It gives…

Good

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When I was six, right before I started swimming, we went to a national competition here in Maryland and watched Michael Phelps…

Afterwards

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I'm just maintaining the same mindset that I had going into the 2012 Olympics and Olympic trials, which is just, whatever happens, happens.

Mindset

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