Gertrude Ederle Quotations

Of course one can't eat in a civilized fashion while touring in theatres. But I still manage to get my three meals a day. I find that is sufficient for training.

I am not a person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.

Don't weep for me; don't write any sob stories.

Oh, I eat whatever I want whenever I want it.

The doctors told me my hearing would get worse if I continued swimming, but I loved the water so much, I just couldn't stop.

Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little hurts of life.

When we're in the water, we're not in this world.

I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it

I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.

People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.