Natalie Coughlin Quotes

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Natalie Coughlin

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 23, 1982

I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.

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I live in a swimsuit so I'm really comfortable with my body.

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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.

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I'm comfortable in the locker room situation, so whatever.

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When I was little, I wasn't so little. I had a big old round belly and I was really clumsy, but I was super confident.

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I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.

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I very much looked up to Janet Evans and Summer Sanders.

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The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

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I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.

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There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.

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I was tempted my junior year to go out of college and forgo my eligibility. I had broken several world records. I did have a lot of people telling me that I should go pro.

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There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.

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You see a lot of us lingering around. We'll just stand there on the edge of the pool and kinda psych ourselves up into getting in.

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