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. – Natalie Coughlin
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. – Natalie Coughlin
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. – Natalie Coughlin
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. – Natalie Coughlin
I don’t have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee. – Natalie Coughlin
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. – Natalie Coughlin
There’s just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate. – Natalie Coughlin
