The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.
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Esther Williams
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About Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco. While in the city, she spent five months swimming alongside Olympic gold medal-winner and Tarzan s…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Esther WilliamsSomehow 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.
Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.
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.
Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.
My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward.
Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.
By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.
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What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.
I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.
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.