65 Quotes by Esther Williams

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.