To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.
When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it. - Gertrude Ederle
When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it.
- Gertrude Ederle
I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it - Gertrude Ederle
I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it
Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little … - Gertrude Ederle
Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little …
People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could. - Gertrude Ederle
People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.
I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars. - Gertrude Ederle
I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.
When we're in the water, we're not in this world. - Gertrude Ederle
When we're in the water, we're not in this world.
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never… - Gertrude Ederle
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never…
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