Quotes by Colin Shaha

“Rarely will he say, Im happy with that swim because he has such high goals. And he wont stop until he meets them.”

“I think that they are an example to the other freshman of perseverance and what can happen if you dedicate yourself to something. And I dont think it is easy. I dont think it is easy dealing with me.”

“She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing and it just didnt quite come down for her this year. So I was hoping there was a 50 sprinter in there with that distant sprinter.”

“He has a lot of humility. Ive never heard him complain, not once, about the events that hes in or about the relays hes in.”

“But I think I am the only one that feels any pain about that. He just moves forward and does what he needs to do.”

“Hes an all around swimmer and diver. In fact, hes going to be a big part in a couple of our relays tomorrow.”

“I dont think a lot of teams were counting on him to be as fast as he is. He works hard. He hits two-a-days, and last year was really his first time swimming.”

“We kind of had to reinvent him as a sprinter, and hes doing well.”

“At summer club meets he kind of coaches little kids at Hillside.”

“Ralph Waldo Emerson had this philosophy about be silly, be honest and be kind. I really try to talk to a lot of people about that on the team, and Joy is certainly all those qualities.”