There’s so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us. Diana Nyad Read Quote
Write that novel. Start that business you’ve always wanted to. The ultimate high of life is the commitment to pursuing something. Diana Nyad Read Quote
You don’t simply tell someone to get out there and win the tennis match. You say ‘move your feet’ or ‘watch the fuzz on the ball’ to really get into the Zen of it. You pull all that together, and then you just might hold up the Wimbledon Plate… It’s not about winning first place but bringing every element of effort to whatever you do. Diana Nyad Read Quote
In swimming, especially training out in the ocean and open water, you got fogged-over goggles, you’re stuck with your own thoughts – there’s great benefits to that, deep thinking like that after many hours, but there’s also tremendous loneliness. You burn out. You want to run, jump, ski, do anything. So at age 30, I was finished. Diana Nyad Read Quote
I grew up in Florida, so you start swimming at the age of 1, really. By 10, I was competitive swimming, and by 12, I had aspirations to be the best in the world. Diana Nyad Read Quote
There are some days where I’ll eat 8,000 calories per day, on a day before a 12, 14, 18 hour swim. For a 61-year-old woman, that’s a lot! And I try not to eat too much refined sugar – cookies, desserts, those sorts of things. Diana Nyad Read Quote
I swam. We made it, our team, from the rocks of Cuba to the beach of Florida, in squeaky-clean, ethical fashion. Diana Nyad Read Quote
I do write all the time about – you tell me what your dreams are. What are you chasing? It’s not impossible. Name it. Diana Nyad Read Quote
You have a dream 35 years ago – doesn’t come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it’s somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you’re looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination. Diana Nyad Read Quote
