Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Dawn Fraser

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian athlete Dawn Fraser.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Dawn Fraser is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.

Australian - Athlete | Born: September 4, 1937

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It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.

Dawn Fraser

I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.

Dawn Fraser

If you're good at it, you can win.

Dawn Fraser

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

Dawn Fraser

I've worked hard all my life.

Dawn Fraser

We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we've got to be happy. I don't let the outside world deter me.

Dawn Fraser

I used to do some terrible things in the marshalling area to upset my rivals.

Dawn Fraser

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

Dawn Fraser

I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents.

Dawn Fraser

I probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoy training.

Dawn Fraser

I can remember crawling through the window where he was in the hospital... He said, 'You have a gift... keep training for me.' I s'pose those were the last words he ever spoke to me.

Dawn Fraser

I knew that the stronger that I was, the faster I was going to swim, and thats all I had in my mind at the time, was I wanted to be the best swimmer in the world.

Dawn Fraser

Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Dawn Fraser

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