"By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.“

-Esther Williams

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Esther Williams quote about home: "By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light."

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

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"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."

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"Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues."

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"The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages."

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

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