“Keep diving and get really good at it. Too many folks try many other activities and don’t get good at any of them.”

— Zale Parry

Source: Dive Fitness Perspectives: An interview with Zale Parry http://floridadiver.net/dive-fitness-perspectives-an-interview-with-zale-parry/ (April 3, 2016)

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American scuba diver and actress 1933

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