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Amanda Beard Quotes

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I’m a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I’m training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.  (Amanda Beard Quotes) Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course.  (Amanda Beard Quotes) 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 Quotes) When people say to me, ‘You’re like the Anna Kournikova who wins,’ I definitely take it as a compliment, because she’s quite gorgeous  (Amanda Beard Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I know that I do deserve good things  (Amanda Beard Quotes) If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life  (Amanda Beard Quotes) Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all  (Amanda Beard Quotes) With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it  (Amanda Beard Quotes) Some people like to focus on other aspects of my life, but first and foremost I am a dedicated and top swimmer  (Amanda Beard Quotes) I always tell people, I’m a better swimmer because I’m a mom and a better mom because I’m swimmer  (Amanda Beard Quotes) To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500  (Amanda Beard Quotes) The swimming community is really conservative. I don’t know why, because we’re in no clothing whatsoever  (Amanda Beard Quotes) Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool  (Amanda Beard Quotes) 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 Quotes) Id go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn’t have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to peoples standards  (Amanda Beard Quotes) I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them  (Amanda Beard Quotes)