Katherine

“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

“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

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

“I didn’t realize it when I started, but journaling was the genesis of taking ownership of my practices and my path in swimming. I got better at communicating. I got better, period. I owe Yuri more than I can say for that.”
― Katie Ledecky, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life