8 Quotes by Christina Collins

Sometimes when we feel lost, the universe sends a little help. Something or someone to guide us on our path.” She chuckles, her eyes gleaming. “And that can come in the most unexpected form.

It all comes down to the first thing you think of when you wake up. That first image or idea before the filtering of conscious thought takes over, while you’re still in between. Whatever you think of, that’s the reason you get up in the first place. That’s the reason you get out of bed, into your clothes, into your shoes, and out the door.

It’s amazing how few words a person can get by with.

We have a lot of juniors and sophomores who've shown a lot of promise. They've done such a great job in the practices and the scrimmages, that's really going to increase our depth over the course of the season. We've got a lot more depth than the teams we've had in the past, and I expect us to compete with the rest of the league.

They're very versatile swimmers and they're pretty much my utility girls. They can compete in almost every event and do quite well. I haven't decided what they'll be doing, but wherever we put them, they're going to do a great job.

They're all ready to go, and I can't wait for things to get started. We've been working really hard for the past couple of weeks (and) they're very excited about the first meet. I know we lost more than we won last year, but I think we'll be right in the thick of things in the (Middlesex League).

I'm very familiar with the program and I know them all very well. They all have great ambition and they're all very motivated. Some of them are year-round swimmers, and that's definitely going to help things out quite a bit.

But here at school, my voice was a ticking bomb, each tick sending me closer to ruin. If things went on this way, I’d make enemies of everyone.