Katie Hoff Quotes

If one synchronised swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

Swimming is still very much a part of me.

I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.

I've been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove into my black-bottomed pool and hit the slope from the shallow end to the deep end. And I had a chin to chest paralyzing break.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.

As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.

My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash.

I wouldn't say you worry about your health when you run. I would say a quarterback as an obligation to protect yourself as a runner, whether it's getting out of bounds, sliding or getting down, whatever it might be.

I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

I swam my brains out.

The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn.

Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick.

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.

There is no elimination of all risks.

No risk that is preventable is acceptable.

If I do nothing else, I'm going to make this a safe state.

If you want to avoid all risks, soon you will have no risks to worry about.

Player safety has been an essential focus for us for a number of years.

No event in strongman competitions lasts longer than 40 seconds, so by swimming in fast bursts, my body is conditioned for the level of speed and power it needs.

It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can't help that.

We cannot, of course, eliminate all accidents - no industry can do that.

My three children played soccer and lacrosse. I grew up as a Green Bay Packers fan. I am not against sports. We want kids to play sports, but we want them to be safe.