“Katie, I want you to keep a journal,” he said. “Write down the main set from practice. And write down something special you did that day.” That was kind of his tag phrase, “something special.” He wanted his swimmers to do something special every day. I was to write how I did in practice, the total yardage.”
― Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
― Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
“The ‘right moment’ doesn’t just come along. You have to chase it down with a shovel.”
― Apprentice Alliance
― Apprentice Alliance
“Aunt Elora had taken it from her because she said food wasn’t allowed in the library. Sorrel had argued that according to her parents and to Aunt Elora, candy wasn’t “real food” and therefore the rules didn’t apply.”
― Apprentice Alliance
― Apprentice Alliance
“The ability to embrace uncertainty leads to ultimate freedom.”
― Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
― Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
“In a library floating above the clouds, Sorrel Willick was causing trouble.”
― Apprentice Alliance
― Apprentice Alliance
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