This is my last swimming meet as a coach, and it's kind of a strange feeling because I've wanted to be a swimming coach since I was 12-years-old, ... The biggest thing I'm going to miss is being a partner with the athletes and living their dreams. I just loved that, and I'm going to miss it a lot. But, I'm closing out this phase of my life, and I'm very excited about where I'm headed.
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I do have some other opportunities that I hope to pursue, but they will be secondary to spending time with my family, ... I've heard coaches say that when they get close to a point where they're ready to retire, and when I was younger I didn't really understand that. But as you get a little order, you do begin to understand it, and that's where I am.Richard Quick
I've lived a dream for 40 years, ... It's been an unbelievable series of phenomenal experiences.
Richard Quick
I have so many memories, both at Stanford and in the coaching profession in general, ... I have been honored to have coached some of the finest athletes in the world, and we've competed at the very highest levels intercollegiately and internationally. But, many of my memories simply revolve around the experience of working with student-athletes on a daily basis. That has been as big of a thrill as anything.
Richard Quick
Her 10th birthday was last May, but she wanted to wait to have the party until I could be there, ... We're going to have it at the swimming pool at my house.
Richard Quick
Coaching at Stanford was a dream come true for me, ... It was everything that I could have dreamed possible. There were so many thrills and wonderful experiences, and so few disappointments. I consider myself blessed to have been able to be in my position at Stanford for 17 years and to have been a collegiate swimming head coach for 29.
Richard Quick
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