I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.
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I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies.
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Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
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Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.
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When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.
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Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.
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I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.
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It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious.
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The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.
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I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.
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