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  • I'm a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I'm training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.

    Yoga   Meditation   Mind  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

    Swim   Want   Enjoy  
  • I know that I do deserve good things.

  • I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start feeling the pressure of being an athlete! It's a breath of fresh air to have two people to focus on; their happiness erases all the pressures I have on myself.

    Kids   Athlete   Reality  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
  • Malfunctions are inevitable. It's important to push through them during practice - versus stopping to fix and restart - so that you're prepared for one mid-competition.

    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition.

    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
  • Breaking composure, confidence, and speed in the water makes you lose the race, not the goggles that fell off your head when you dove in.

    Race   Water   Goggles  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.

    Sports   Water   Skins  
    "What’s in Amanda Beard’s Gym Bag?". Interview with Leslie Goldman, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 19, 2011.
  • Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.

  • To look good in the water you have to pick the right swimsuit. I own close to 500.

    Water   Swimsuits   Looks  
    Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.
  • Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

    Three   Want   Pool  
  • When people say that kids change your life, it's no small feat what they do. I've stressed about competition my whole life, but the minute I held my son Blaise in my arms for the first time, those stresses diminished.

    Stress   Kids   Son  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

    Mom   People   Swimmer  
  • The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever.

  • Like anyone, I stress and get hard on myself from time to time, but it's minute compared to the pressure I used to put on myself to perform and succeed. To my kids' credit, they've probably helped me the most here: I'm more worried about what they're doing than what I'm doing!

    Stress   Kids   Credit  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • I get scared when I approach teachers and tell them that I'll probably be able to attend only half the classes, .. I'm scared that they're going to drop me. In the fall of 2002 I signed up for five classes and had to drop three of them.

    Teacher   Fall   Class  
  • Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course.

    Eye   Winning   Hands  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
  • When people say to me, 'You're like the Anna Kournikova who wins,' I definitely take it as a compliment, because she's quite gorgeous.

  • Life is all about balance: sprinting hard and fast, breathing deep and slow. Working out with my coaches, playing with my kids. Eating whole foods for fuel, enjoying a glass of wine with friends.

    Kids   Wine   Breathing  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • My training centered on aerobic development, meaning I'd swim longer with less intensity during the majority of my practices. As I got older, I began more weight training, and my workouts went from long at a lower intensity to shorter and more intense.

    Workout   Practice   Long  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • I protect my skin with sunscreen and am religious about keeping my face moisturized and properly protected all day, so I also use a face lotion with SPF 30.

    Religious   Skins   Use  
  • I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

  • In swimming, everyone calls me grandma, because I'm the oldest there. Then with my friends, I'm the youngest and I'm the baby. It's definitely bizarre.

    Baby   Grandma   Swimming  
  • People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.

    People   Want   Swimmer  
  • My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.

    Sports   Yoga   Athlete  
    "Olympic Gold Medalist Amanda Beard on Competing, Cross-Training & Children". Interview with Chelsea Logan, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • Some people like to focus on other aspects of my life, but first and foremost I am a dedicated and top swimmer.

    People   Focus   Firsts  
  • Id go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didnt have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to peoples standards.

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