"I am overwhelmed by the strength of my body and the power of my mind. For one moment, just one second, I feel immortal."
"I want to see all the countries in the world and learn all the languages. I want to have thousands of friends and I want all my friends to be different. I want to play six instruments. I want to be the best in the world at two things. I want to be a great athlete and I want to be a great surgeon. I need to practice very hard every day. I need to sleep as little as possible. I need to read at least one major book every week. And I need to remember that my seventy years are going to go by too quickly."
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Source: Diana Nyad chats about her Cuba to Key West swim. Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. May 26, 2011.
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