1.
With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.
Johnny Weissmuller
2.
I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA.
Johnny Weissmuller
3.
I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace violence and wars.
Johnny Weissmuller
4.
Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.
Johnny Weissmuller
5.
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor
Johnny Weissmuller
6.
How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make a million?
Johnny Weissmuller
7.
No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant.
Johnny Weissmuller
8.
The main thing is not to let go of the vine.
Johnny Weissmuller
9.
I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick.
Johnny Weissmuller
10.
Treat your body well, and it'll see you through for many years.
Johnny Weissmuller
11.
When people don't know me any more or want my autograph, then I'll think about retiring.
Johnny Weissmuller
12.
Don't let go of the vine.
Johnny Weissmuller
13.
I need freedom to be happy.
Johnny Weissmuller
14.
I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it.
Johnny Weissmuller
15.
Can you imagine - a blond Tarzan?
Johnny Weissmuller
16.
The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture.
Johnny Weissmuller
17.
How can a guy climb trees, say "Me, Tarzan, you, Jane", and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was an athlete. They know I wasn't make-believe.
Johnny Weissmuller
18.
Throughout my career I swam for form. Speed came as a result of it.
Johnny Weissmuller
