#had

I was 15, and the years of hard swimming had packed muscle on my frame and made me very strong. Not as strong as a football player, but strong enough to inflict heavy damage. ↗

— Esther Williams

#damage #enough #football #football player #frame

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool. ↗

— Esther Williams

#character #develop #discipline #first #girl

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. ↗

— Esther Williams

#contract #could #drinking #even #faster

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant. ↗

— Esther Williams

#buying #ended #gas #gas station #had

I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you. ↗

— Esther Williams

#could #everything #first #get #had

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen. ↗

— Esther Williams

#good #great #had #him #i

Widowhood had done nothing to curb my smart mouth. So much for diplomacy. ↗

— Esther Williams

#diplomacy #done #had #mouth #much

With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all. ↗

— Esther Williams

#going #had #i #keep #life

I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#fly #great #had #i #just

Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently. ↗

— Ian Williams

#duplicate #greatness #had #how #i