Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Amy Van Dyken

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Amy Van Dyken.
Last updated on November 9, 2024.
Amy Van Dyken

Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay.

To the girls that gave me a hard time in high school. I want to say thank you. This is a victory for all the nerds out there. — © Amy Van Dyken
To the girls that gave me a hard time in high school. I want to say thank you. This is a victory for all the nerds out there.
The most important lesson I've learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as well. Not everyone wins all the time, as a matter of fact, no one wins all the time. Winning is the easy part, losing is really tough. But, you learn more from one loss than you do from a million wins. You learn a lot about sportsmanship.
I love pushing my body to the limit & seeing how far I can take it before it breaks.
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