Author: Esther Williams

Quotes

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

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

- Esther Williams

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

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

- Esther Williams

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

- Esther Williams

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.

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.

- Esther Williams

I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.

I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.

- Esther Williams

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.

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.

- Esther Williams

I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

- Esther Williams

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

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

- Esther Williams

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.

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.

- Esther Williams

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