Amanda Beard
Amanda Beard
Amanda Ray Beard, also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth29 October 1981
CityNewport Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
giving sometimes give-it-your-all
Sometimes success is simply being willing to give it your all.
swimming thinking race
I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.
class last locked minute professor week
Last week I was one minute late, ... and when I got to class, the professor had locked the door. She was nice, though. She let me in.
definitely goes plans swim training
My plans are definitely to swim in the 2008 Olympics. I am still training and still competing. So hopefully, if everything goes my way, I'll be at the 2008 Olympics.
face felt huge prison talk
I'd go to swim practice, put my face in the water, and I didn't have to talk to anybody. Swimming was like my escape, but it was also like this huge prison because I felt like I had to swim up to people's standards.
bed glad sunday woke
I'm glad that everyone woke up and got out of bed on a Sunday morning, that's awesome.