... marathon swimming is the most difficult physical, intellectual and emotional battleground I have encountered, and each time I ...win, each time I touch the other shore, I feel worthy of any other challenge life has to offer.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The mountains look on Marathon-- And Marathon looks on the sea;... And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I am the very pattern of a modern Major-Gineral, I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral;... I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical, From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I am willing, for a money consideration, to test this physical strength, this nervous force, and muscular power with which I've be...en gifted, to show that they will bear a certain strain. If I break down, if my brain gives way under want of sleep, my heart ceases to respond to the calls made on my circulatory system, or the surcharged veins of my extremities burst--if, in short, I fall helpless, or it may be, dead on the track, then I lose my money.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I never thought I'd have such a luxurious life. A healthy husband ... beautiful little girl ... Jacuzzi and beer and fruitbowl and... Beethoven and Mendelssohn and running.... Running is the best thing. [Ellipses in original]LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »