I am overwhelmed by the strength of my body and the power of my mind. For one moment, just one second, I feel immortal.

You have a dream and you have obstacles in front of you as we all do. None of us ever get through this life without heartache, without turmoil, and if you believe and you have faith and you can get knocked down and get back up again and you believe in perseverance as a great human quality, you find your way.

"I have three messages," said the breathless Nyad."One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old to chase your dreams. And three is it looks like a solitary sport but it takes a team."

Every human being on this planet has their pain and their heartache and it's up to all of us to find our way back to the light.

There is... nothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs.

I wanted to teach myself some life lessons at the age of 60 and one of them was that you don't give up.

Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports.