Gertrude Ederle quotes:

To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there.

Don't weep for me; don't write any sob stories.

People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could.

When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it,

Of course one can't eat in a civilized fashion while touring in theatres. But I still manage to get my three meals a day. I find that is sufficient for training.

I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.

I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it

Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little hurts of life.

When we're in the water, we're not in this world.