✞ Katherine ✞

“But to my mind, the hard is kind of what makes swimming great. Giving your best effort has been baked into my DNA for generations. Trying hard is the whole point. It’s what makes something as simple as swimming laps meaningful.”
― Katie Ledecky, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

“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.”
― Katie Ledecky, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

“Was it irony, or contradiction? The pain you must cause to prevent pain?”
― Millie Florence, Apprentice Alliance

“The ability to embrace uncertainty leads to ultimate freedom.”
― Katie Ledecky, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life