Dana Torres Quotes

Dana Torres — American Athlete

Dara Grace Torres is an American former competitive swimmer who is a twelve-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first and only swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games, and, at age 41, was the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events... (wikipedia)

I'm so freaking competitive it's unbelievable.

I get out of the pool after a workout and look on my BlackBerry to see if the nanny called and to make sure everything's okay. My child is always on my mind.

I can't dance.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.