Weissmuller Quotes & Sayings

The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture. — Johnny Weissmuller

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

Name a mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!" "Oh, sure," Leo said. "Like ... um, the Little Mermaid?" Aphros frowned. "Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill! — Rick Riordan

I need freedom to be happy. — Johnny Weissmuller

Throughout my career I swam for form. Speed came as a result of it. — Johnny Weissmuller

I got my love of animals from the Dr. Doolittle books and my love of Africa from the Tarzan novels. I remember my mum taking me to the first Tarzan film, which starred Johnny Weissmuller, and bursting into tears. It wasn't what I had imagined at all. — Jane Goodall

Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely. — Johnny Weissmuller

Treat your body well, and it'll see you through for many years. — Johnny Weissmuller

When people don't know me any more or want my autograph, then I'll think about retiring. — Johnny Weissmuller

No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association. — Johnny Weissmuller

When I was five, a tree was my best friend. An old peppercorn on Grandpa's little farm. I'd haul myself into its calloused arms and hide from the world in its foliage. Apart from the pleasure of looking down on unsuspecting adults, I could be Robin Hood in a one-tree Sherwood Forest or Johnny Weissmuller in his jungle. I fell out of my friend once while Tarzan-ing. Gashed a large chunk from a leg. Almost 70 years later, there's still a scar. — Phillip Adams

All the guys called the Olympic Village a high-class Boy Scout camp. — Johnny Weissmuller

The main thing is not to let go of the vine. — Johnny Weissmuller

I learned to yodel pretty well. It took me a few months, but I eventually perfected it. — Johnny Weissmuller

I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick. — Johnny Weissmuller

With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower. — Johnny Weissmuller

I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA. — Johnny Weissmuller

How can a guy climb trees, say Me Tarzan, You Jane, and make a million? — Johnny Weissmuller

There is hardly an American male of my generation who has not at one time or another tried to master the victory cry of the great ape as it issued from the androgynous chest of Johnny Weissmuller, to the accompaniment of thousands of arms and legs snapping during attempts to swing from tree to tree in the backyards of the Republic. — Gore Vidal

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

Don't let go of the vine. — Johnny Weissmuller

We didn't have the lane ropes, we had to get up higher in the water to avoid the little waves. — Johnny Weissmuller

Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. "We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!"
"Oh, sure," Leo said. "Like ... um, the Little Mermaid?"
Aphros frowned. "Who? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!"
"Oh. "Leo had no idea who any of those people were. "You trained Bill? Impressive. — Rick Riordan

Can you imagine - a blond Tarzan? — Johnny Weissmuller