Eddie Reese

Edwin Charles Reese (born July 23, 1941) is a Hall of Fame American college and Olympic swimming coach, and a former college swimmer for the University of Florida. Quotes The thing I got most out of coaching swimming has nothing to do with winning or trophies or anything like that, It all has to do with interpersonal relationships. Coaches are in a great position that I love because I’m a firm believer that if the purpose of our life is to help, it puts us in a position to do just that. In one of the books (I read), we all know the saying, ‘You can’t take it with you when you die.’ And then, underneath that, it said, ‘The only thing you take with you is that which you’ve given others.’ We’re here to help, and I’ve been able to do that. To coach swimming well, it cannot be a job. It’s got to be a lifestyle, In reality, I haven’t had a job for the 58 years that I’ve coached. It has been an incredible part of my life. And the incredible part has had nothing to do with winning and losing. It has to do with the people that I’ve been lucky enough to be around. Farewell to a Legend: For One Final Time, ISHOF Honoree Eddie Reese Leads Texas Into NCAA Champs, March 24 2024 External links Category:Coaches and managers from the United States Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Swimmers Category:Sportspeople from the United States