I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start … - Amanda Beard

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Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

Amanda Beard

I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start feeling the pressure of being an athlete! It's a breath of fresh air to have two people to focus on; their happiness erases all the pressures I have on myself.

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The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.

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Malfunctions are inevitable. It's important to push through them during practice - versus stopping to fix and restart - so that you're prepared for one mid-competition.

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I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

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Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.

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I get scared when I approach teachers and tell them that I'll probably be able to attend only half the classes,. . I'm scared that they're going to drop me. In the fall of 2002 I signed up for five classes and had to drop three of them.

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