Amanda Beard

I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#because #better #i #i always #mom

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#concentrate #i #me #other #preparing

I know that I do deserve good things. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#good #good things #i #i do #know

I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#all day #also #am #day #face

If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#fast #life #me #my life #swim

In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#because #bizarre #calls #definitely #everyone

Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#every #every time #obviously #pool #three

People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#else #friends #i #introduce #me

The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#clothing #community #conservative #i #know

To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500. ↗

— Amanda Beard

#good #i #look #own #pick