Esther Williams

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

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.

I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.

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

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.