How we cite our quotes: (Book)
Quote #10
By three, I was a full-on water baby who longed to be a part of the team, even though I wasn't eligible to join the summer league until the following year. I was such a pest that the coaches got me a tiny black swimsuit with red piping, the uniform of a Red Hot. It was official (at least to me!): I was part of the team. My parents and the coaches let me spend all summer pretending. I followed swimmers alongside the pool during races as if I and not they were swimming. (In the Water They Can't See You Cry)
Dude, at the age of three, we would've kept this up for about five minutes, and then wandered off to play something else. Amanda Beard was one persistent little tyke.