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

~Amanda Beard

Topics: About Concentrate Me Other Preparing Race Swim Swimmers Them Think

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

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Close Good Look Own Pick Right Swimsuit Water You

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I'd go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn't 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 people's standards.

~Amanda Beard

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Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Competitor Every Every Time Obviously Pool Three Time Top Want You

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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.

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Anna Because Compliment Definitely Gorgeous Like Me People People Say Quite Say She Take Who Wins You

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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.

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Topics: About Am Care Damaging Good Outside Really Skin Sport Taking Try Vigilant Water Which I Am

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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.

~Amanda Beard

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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.

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Blend Else Friends Introduce Me Olympian Out People Reasons Right Right Reasons Somebody Stand Swimmer Want Wanted

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If you want me to swim fast, you have to let me enjoy my life.

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Enjoy Fast Life Me My Life Swim Want You

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

~Amanda Beard

Topics: Because Clothing Community Conservative Know Really Swimming Whatsoever Why

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: October 29th, 1981

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