Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.

Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.

Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people's criticisms, carry out your plan.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.

We started getting a lot of guys involved and more touches and we scored goals, but just not enough to overcome giving up 18.