Swim Faster Faster Quotes

Several from memory that I had in my old racewalking training log: "What ever you would dream to do, begin it. Beginnings have power and magic." -Nietzsche "If I told you what it takes to reach the highest heights, you'd laugh and tell me 'Nothing's that simple.' And yet so many times before, when Messiahs pointed to the door, no one had the guts to leave the temple." - The Who, "Tommy" "If you had just a minute to breathe, and they granted you one final wish, would you ask for something like another chance?" - Traffic, "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" "It don't-a matter what-a you did in-a training. You get in-a that race and-a you go like Hell." - Italian racewalking coach Frank Alongi -LBJ

Dear "Surf Dog" aka "Swim Dog" for some reason I want to nick name you "Eliane-iac" cause I like you curiousity and passion for swimming wanted to let you know there is a member on this forum who goes by the name "aqualung." We were having a discussion in Help My Flutter Kick is Horrible thought you might enjoy my response to his question Ande My husband used to call me "Surf Dog" when we lived in San Diego and I surfed in my kayak. Now that I'm back to swimming and have joined Masters, he calls me "Aqua Dog". While I'm getting ready to head to the pool, all he has to do is hum the first six notes of "Aqualung", by Jethro Tull, and it fires me up! Although I don't care for the lyrics of the song AT ALL, the music is awesome, as is Ian Anderson. I just think of those first six notes and I'm ready to go! :bliss:

There were concerns that Neo from the Matrix trilogy was too old to survive the transition from being a slave of the Matrix and going into the real world. Apparently, the older you are, the more dangerous the transition becomes. Neo was almost too old. So, in addition to Luke and Anakin Skywalker, this continues the theme of chosen ones always being latebloomers. *self-satisfied smirk* p.s.- Harry Potter was a pureblood wizard but he didn't even know he was a freakin' wizard until he eleven years old. In comparison, his best friend Ron Weasley, like most of the rest of the wizarding world, had always known he was a wizard (or witch). So to find out you're a wizard at eleven is kind of late. Stupid Dursleys. edit: I know these aren't quotes, but they're still inspiring. To me, at least. They should be inspiring to other latebloomers as well. If lifelong, seasoned swimmers ever tell you can't ever swim as fast as them, well... they're wrong.

"swim like you stole something"

Larry Wood who trains with me, is a crazy driver. He likes to go fast, weave in and out of lanes to pass people. Drives like he's in a hurry. If we're at a meet and there's a long drive home, like Dallas to Austin or Houston to Austin, if I leave a bit ahead of him, I can be pretty sure at some point he's going to come blazing past me, 15 or 20 MPH above my speed, which is usually close to the limit. But when Larry swims, he knows what pace he's going to hold in which event and usually to always is very careful & calculated. Always negative splits races, always has a strong last 100, loves to pass swimmers who went out too hard and died. I feel he could benefit from going out a littler faster and taking more chances when he races, maybe have a little reckless abandon when he races. So I usually tell him. "Swim like you drive."

So I usually tell him. "Swim like you drive." Or, "Swim faster faster!" :D That quote motivates me every time I look at my stop watch (no pace clock at the community pool)...

In My Best Season Ever is one of the one of the most motivating things Eddie Reese ever said to me. “Ande, I can’t let you back on the (UT Swim) team in the fall, if you don’t make Nationals this summer.” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough? "What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?" What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?

Hey Aqua Fox, thank you for your kind comments, I hope one day Swim Faster Faster will be a book. I'm not a musician, just a songwriter. Here's a song I cowrote that's not on songramp.com/ande, hope it moves you. Dreamer and Her Dream what else can I do? juggle with my hands turned down, blow bubble rings from the bottom of the diving well that stay together all the way to the surface, blow out a candle by squeezing my hand above it, 360's on a skateboard (even after not being on a skateboard for years) suck in my stomach then push out the middle like this "Swim Dog" :) "Elaine-iac" :D "Aqua Fox";) Dreamer and Her Dream :applaud: YES! It took me back to my HUGE dream to travel, when I was a kid. I saved up money for years and took off for a year after I graduated from SDSU. It was just me, my backpack, and my camera for year down in the South Pacific; a dream come true. I have never stopped dreaming- and doing. Thanks for the link! I have bookmarked it for further enjoyment... As for your other "talents" :afraid:, I think you better stick to swimming, ande's Tips, and writing songs... :D

suck in my stomach then push out the middle like thisI can do that:)

"Good is the enemy of great!"This has really helped me when I was trying something new and I was in the "this feels awful,maybe I should stick with the old way"phase.