Stephanie Rice quotes

Stephanie Rice is an Australian swimmer who achieved international fame at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her performance brought home three gold medals and set new world records in each event. She remains an inspiring figure in Australian sports and a role model for young athletes. Here are 8 of her quotes:

I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time.

Stephanie Rice

Swimming is one of the hardest sports.

Stephanie Rice

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

Stephanie Rice

I sort of set myself really high standards which is good and bad. If I know that I've done all I can to prepare, that's when I race the best and in '09 I was going through a lot of emotional ups and downs and I was never as fit as I would have liked to have been. So I never felt comfortable.

Stephanie Rice

I think for most people it's hard to understand what it is about swimming - I mean it's such a solo endeavour.

Stephanie Rice

And I guess the thing that I really sort of rely on in me is that I love racing and I love competing and so I know that you know when the time comes and the pressure's on and I have to swim well, I'm sort of able to pull it out and sort of get the best out of myself.

Stephanie Rice

Whenever you get a sharp pain, you need to back it off.

Stephanie Rice