The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?

  • -- Georges Duhamel 杜哈曼

在公海上漂浮的游泳者衡量自己的力量,并竭尽全力使自己浮在水面上。但是,当地平线上没有陆地,也没有陆地之外的陆地时,他该怎么办呢?

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

令人惊奇的是快乐的力量和它的耐力——快乐的人在同一时间内会做得更多,也会这么做;与其愁眉苦脸,不如长久保存。

If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders.

如果我对年轻的游泳运动员有一个关于照顾好自己身体的建议,那就是一定要照顾好你的肩膀。

A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.

一个国家的力量最终在于它自己能做什么,而不在于它能从别人那里借到什么。