100 Quotes by Jessica Long

The last five years I've really worked on my mental health and seeing a therapist - which, it's so funny cause I thought that in going into therapy, I was going to talk all about swimming, and if anything, I never talk about swimming.

As soon as we landed in Tokyo, that's when I was like, OK. I really want to bring home a gold medal.'

When I look back on my life, I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, have I swum the entire world? How many miles have I actually swam?'

You're still a person with or without that gold medal. It just represents the hard work.

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

There was a time I used to focus on just being skinny, and now I really think about how can I be strong.

Each year the excitement and the build-up for the Paralympics Games has grown more and more.

I always said, as soon as I stopped loving this sport is when I probably will retire.

Here in Tokyo, this is one of my favorite Paralympics I've ever attended.