There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
From Natalie Coughlin
I was tempted my junior year to go out of college and forgo my eligibility. I had broken several world records. I did have a lot of people telling me that I should go pro.
There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
You see a lot of us lingering around. We'll just stand there on the edge of the pool and kinda psych ourselves up into getting in.
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