Please Print this and put it on the Fridge

 
Marlins,

We have had a rough season so far, but it's not over. I would like it if all of you printed this off and hang it on the fridge for all swimmers and parents to read. Swimming has always been a passion of mine and I feel that as a sport it is a microcosm of life. These few words sum up the important values of this sport and life:

"Excellence is born of preparation, dedication, focus and tenacity; compromise on any of these and you become average."

~John Chatterton, Deep Wreck Diver