Dawn Fraser Quotes

Australia, Swimmer
September 4, 1937

Dawn Fraser, AC, MBE is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only three swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

Dawn Fraser
- Up
- Hurt
I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.

Dawn Fraser
- World
- Great
- Live

I used to do some terrible things in the marshalling area to upset my rivals.

Dawn Fraser
The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

Dawn Fraser
- Life
- Search
- Excellence
It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.

Dawn Fraser
- Up
- Beautiful
- Water
We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we've got to be happy. I don't let the outside world deter me.

Dawn Fraser
- Life
- World
- Happy
I've worked hard all my life.

Dawn Fraser
- Life
If you're good at it, you can win.

Dawn Fraser
- Good