✞ Katherine ✞

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

“I hope my tenacity outlasts any blip of athletic fame. That would be the gift of a lifetime.”
― Katie Ledecky, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

“The ‘right moment’ doesn’t just come along. You have to chase it down with a shovel.”
― Millie Florence, Apprentice Alliance

“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