
Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.

I need freedom to be happy.

We didn't have the lane ropes, we had to get up higher in the water to avoid the little waves.

I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick.

The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture.

I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it.

No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association.

Throughout my career I swam for form. Speed came as a result of it.

With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.