#swimming

I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming. ↗

— Ian Botham

#get #i #i think #struggle #swimming

I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually people should be encouraging fat people who are exercising to do it, not pointing and laughing. ↗

— Jo Brand

#actually #because #big #embarrassed #encouraging

I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the physical side of driving a struggle any more. ↗

— Jenson Button

#competed #cycling #driving #find #i

I've been in the shallow end of a pool, just kind of walking around, but this was my first time really swimming - and I was horrified! I actually lost it whenever I saw the edge of the pool. But I took baby steps and rewarded myself every step of the way. ↗

— Monique Coleman

#around #baby #been #edge #end

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ↗

— Robert Collier

#against #bit #encouragement #goal #knows

I was quite fat as a kid. And swimming is a sport you can enjoy whatever size you are. If you're fat, running is a pain. I'm not really built for running. ↗

— David Walliams

#enjoy #fat #i #kid #pain

You're either an Olympian or not in swimming. ↗

— Mark Warkentin

#olympian #swimming #you

Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely. ↗

— Johnny Weissmuller

#gave #me #nicely #pal #real

I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage. ↗

— Esther Williams

#damage #enough #football #football player #frame

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. ↗

— Esther Williams

#character #develop #discipline #first #girl