We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know

The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming.