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Esther Williams quotes: I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood.

I always took it for granted that there would be life after Hollywood.

Esther Williams quotes: Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.

Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.

Esther Williams quotes: Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal.

Esther Williams quotes: I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.

Esther Williams quotes: Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.

Esther Williams quotes: Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?

Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?

Esther Williams quotes: I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.

Esther Williams quotes: I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers.

I took my daily swim at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool despite the presence of onlookers.

Esther Williams quotes: Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy.

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy.

Esther Williams quotes: No one had ever done a swimming movie before so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements.

No one had ever done a swimming movie before so we just made it up as we went along. I ad-libbed all my own underwater movements.

Esther Williams quotes: We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Esther Williams quotes: Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

Esther Williams quotes: There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it.

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it.

Esther Williams quotes: The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

Esther Williams quotes: By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

Esther Williams quotes: I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.

I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.

Esther Williams quotes: Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.

Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.

Esther Williams quotes: What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.

Esther Williams quotes: No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.

No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.

Esther Williams quotes: With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.

With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.

Esther Williams quotes: Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

Esther Williams quotes: I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.

Esther Williams quotes: The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.

The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.

Esther Williams quotes: The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming.

The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming.

Esther Williams quotes: Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

Esther Williams quotes: Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.

Esther Williams quotes: When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

Esther Williams quotes: I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.

I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.

Esther Williams quotes: I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

Esther Williams quotes: It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious.

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious.