✞ 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

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

“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

“At age seven, the boy could already hold the sun in his hands.”
― Millie Florence, Apprentice Alliance