{"id":35,"date":"2017-09-29T15:53:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/2017\/09\/29\/why-does-diana-make-stuff-up\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T01:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T01:49:51","slug":"why-does-diana-make-stuff-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/why-does-diana-make-stuff-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Diana Make Stuff Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early in her career, Nyad was more candid than she is now about her career goals. From <a href=\"http:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/articles\/ft_lauderdale.pdf\">a 1975\u00a0interview<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I would not deny that the day to day motivations are fame and fortune\u2026. I want very much to be recognized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Diana Nyad has an unquenchable need to feel special, unique, and adored (for her specialness and uniqueness). That is why<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>she can\u2019t be the 7th woman to have swum around Manhattan Island \u2014 she MUST be the first.<\/li>\n<li>she can\u2019t be the 3rd of six to swim from Cuba to Florida \u2014 she MUST be the first of \u201call the greatest swimmers of the ocean.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>box jellyfish stings can\u2019t be just painful and debilitating \u2014 they must cause instantaneous death 99% of the time.<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_158\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-158\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy.jpg&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy-2.jpg 557w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"62\" data-attachment-id=\"158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy.jpg?fit=557%2C115&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"557,115\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nyad to attempt EC double\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nyad prepares for the \u201cfeat of the century,\u201d but it\u2019s probably not what you think.&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy.jpg?fit=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_Sat__Aug_7__1976_-copy.jpg?fit=557%2C115&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nyad prepares for the \u201cfeat of the century,\u201d but it\u2019s probably not what you think.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>she couldn\u2019t attempt a measly single-crossing of the English Channel \u2014 she had to become the first woman to complete a double. When she couldn\u2019t get across even once, it was because she had \u201cthe worst weather in the world\u2026.\u201d Not the third worst or the second worst. The first worst.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She can\u2019t be less than the uniquest of the unique, the specialist of the special, the epic-est of the epic. Even the weather knows it.\u00a0So she exaggerates and lies.<\/p>\n<p>As for the fortune part, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Diana_Nyad&amp;oldid=440394864\">her Wikipedia entry<\/a> says that\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As of 2006, she\u2026delivered motivational talks to groups through the Gold Star speakers agency, for a fee of between $10,000 to $15,000.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-128 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jellyfish2.gif\" alt=\"jellyfish2\" width=\"100\" height=\"111\" data-attachment-id=\"128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jellyfish2.gif?fit=100%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"100,111\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jellyfish2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jellyfish2.gif?fit=100%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jellyfish2.gif?fit=100%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Nowadays <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglestalent.com\/diana-nyad-\">she gets $30,000-$50,000<\/a>, a nice little bump from an unproven enterprise. If Nyad admitted the hoax, she\u2019d probably still command a decent fee for describing how she planned it and pulled it off. She could still call her talks \u201cFind a Way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Update 15 June 2024<\/em>: Since the release of her biopic, and now that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caa.com\/caaspeakers\/diana-nyad?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_adgroup=&amp;utm_campaign=&amp;utm_term=diana%20nyad&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw97SzBhDaARIsAFHXUWANcT0bX6MjhSEG3D13t1MYoBOsx0GoLsdhSHFw2V1vWEyC0uuMyMkaAtqwEALw_wcB\">CAA represents her<\/a> exclusively, her fees seem to have risen to &#8220;if you have to ask.&#8221; In 2021 \u2014 in other words, even before the biopic \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210615105306\/https:\/\/www.celebritytalent.net\/sampletalent\/6502\/diana-nyad\/\">one site<\/a> listed a $40,000-$74,999 minimum.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Diana Nyad Fact Check editorial board asked me to withhold the following \u201cWhy Does Diana Make Stuff Up\u201d video from the site. Too much speculation, they whined, and not enough fact. But I can show it to you here if you promise not to tell those geezers on the board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ZIPGQ8M3X0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:2375,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/nyadfactcheck.com\\\/articles\\\/ft_lauderdale.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230814124148\\\/https:\\\/\\\/nyadfactcheck.com\\\/articles\\\/ft_lauderdale.pdf&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 14:25:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 08:26:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 02:24:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 13:35:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-08 11:11:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-18 23:18:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-22 23:37:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-04 12:07:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-09 14:35:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15 12:37:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-20 19:28:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-24 11:25:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-28 01:51:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:401},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14 01:25:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-28 23:53:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-08-15 22:34:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-08-29 02:17:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01 22:34:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01 22:34:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2838,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/w\\\/index.php?title=Diana_Nyad\\u0026oldid=440394864&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20241227045442\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/w\\\/index.php?title=Diana_Nyad&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 23:17:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 13:35:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-15 12:37:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14 01:26:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-28 23:55:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-28 23:55:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1286,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.eaglestalent.com\\\/diana-nyad-&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.eaglestalent.com\\\/diana-nyad-&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2839,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.caa.com\\\/caaspeakers\\\/diana-nyad?utm_source=google\\u0026utm_medium=cpc\\u0026utm_adgroup=\\u0026utm_campaign=\\u0026utm_term=diana%20nyad\\u0026gad_source=1\\u0026gclid=Cj0KCQjw97SzBhDaARIsAFHXUWANcT0bX6MjhSEG3D13t1MYoBOsx0GoLsdhSHFw2V1vWEyC0uuMyMkaAtqwEALw_wcB&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diana Nyad wants fortune, fame, and adoration. 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