8 Can't-Quit Quotes from Swimmer Diana Nyad

It was a dream 30 years in the making. At age 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Read these inspirational quotes and make your own dream happen.

Source: "Super Soul Sunday"

Source: Diana Nyad to recue boats in September 2011. Reported by ABC News.

Source: "Super Soul Sunday"

Source: Diana Nyad moments after her September 2013 record-breaking swim. Reported by ABC News.

Source: "Super Soul Sunday"

Source: NPR News, August 2010

Source: "Super Soul Sunday"

Source: The Washington Post, May 2011

Published 10/04/2013

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