Beats Quote by Mark Spitz

I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.

— Grace Gummer

I couldn't beat Michael Phelps. A couple of years ago, I was racing against him and it just kinda dawned on me during the…

— Mark Warkentin

I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.

— Bela Karolyi

I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an…

— Dick Fosbury

There was a time in my life I wanted that Olympic medal, and all I did was train, train, train and work harder than…

— Yoel Romero

(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out.

— Mark Spitz

I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended…

— Peter Norman

Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be the epic…

— Chris Klein

Getting to the Olympics was, has always been, my swimming dream since I was 8 or 9 years old. You know, right after I…

— Eric Shanteau

I was a competitive swimmer in middle school and high school.

— Katharine McPhee

While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.

— Victoria Arlen

I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee