Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jacques Mayol

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Jacques Mayol.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Jacques Mayol

Jacques Mayol was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson, was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca. Mayol was one of the screenwriters and authored the book Homo Delphinus: the Dolphin Within Man of his philosophy about the aquatic origins of humans.

April 1, 1927 - December 22, 2001
Water - the ocean - is our most natural environment.  
We are born naked from the miniature ocean of the mother's womb. — © Jacques Mayol
Water - the ocean - is our most natural environment. We are born naked from the miniature ocean of the mother's womb.
I’d rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.
Freediving is about silence...the silence that comes from within.
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