Occupation: Author Birth: August 22, 1949
When you achieve your Dreams It's not so much what you get, It's who you become..
"I have three messages," said the breathless Nyad."One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old to chase your dreams. And three ….
If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never ….
You're never too old to chase your dream..
I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me t….
This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues..
You have a dream and you have obstacles in front of you as we all do. None of us ever get through this life without heartache, without turmoil, and i….
The spirit is larger than the body. The body is pathetic compared to what we have inside us.
I wanted to teach myself some life lessons at the age of 60 and one of them was that you don't give up..
But for each of us, isn't life about determining your own finish line?.
I have an uncompromising relationship with my goals..
A lot of athletes have this sort of invincibility: [The jellyfish] should worry about me. I don't worry about them. I'll just swim right through them..
I am overwhelmed by the strength of my body and the power of my mind. For one moment, just one second, I feel immortal..
Every human being on this planet has their pain and their heartache and it's up to all of us to find our way back to the light..
Just getting in the pool for seven straight hours is unbearable to me.... It's grueling. There's nothing physically pleasurable about it. If you're d….
I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process..
This is a lifelong dream of mine and I'm very very glad to be with you..
There is... nothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs..
When you reach for the horizon, as I've proven, you may not get there, but what a tremendous build of character and spirit that you lay down. What a ….
When I walk up on that shore in Florida, I want millions of those AARP sisters and brothers to look at me and say, 'I'm going to go write that novel ….
It's all authentic. It's a great story. You have a dream 35 years ago - doesn't come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it's somewhere back ….