Amanda Beard
Athlete
1981-10-29
Amanda Beard is an American former competitive swimmer and multi-time Olympic medalist. She is known as one of the top breaststroke swimmers of her era.
Books by Amanda Beard
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In the water they can't see you cry
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Quotes by Amanda Beard
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Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.
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Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.
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I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.
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I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.
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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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People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
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I'd go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn't have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to people's standards.
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With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.
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