Dawn Fraser Quotes

I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.

If you're good at it, you can win.

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we've got to be happy. I don't let the outside world deter me.

I used to do some terrible things in the marshalling area to upset my rivals.

It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents.

I've worked hard all my life.

I can remember crawling through the window where he was in the hospital... He said, 'You have a gift... keep training for me.' I s'pose those were the last words he ever spoke to me.

I knew that the stronger that I was, the faster I was going to swim, and thats all I had in my mind at the time, was I wanted to be the best swimmer in the world.