“I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.”

“Swimming isn't everything, winning is.”

“I swam my brains out.”

“If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.”

“The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.”

“Everyone loves to be loved.”

“On the endive show, she offered a Yogi Berra-style malaprop: "Now don't wash endive-that is, unless it's dirty." And during an episode of forgetfulness: "I did not have my glasses on when I was thinking." Once, she sorted through a jungle of seaweed in search of a twenty-pound lobster lurking in its folds; another time, she lifted the veil over a platter hunting for the "big, bad artichoke" lying furtively underneath.”