Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

The perfect killer has no identity.

Be simple

The moon is a poem in a starry night.

It is easy to fall, but hard to rise.

When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.

Ahhh, Wade. Wade, you're just so stupid.

There's nothing better than striving to be a better man.

What a measly epitaph that would make: 'They saw it coming, but hadn't the wit to stop it happening.'

I knew that I had done something that no man had been able to do to a champion.

Lionel whispered because he was under the impression that it was out of respect for books, not consideration for readers.