For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Self glory makes life meaningless, glorify God fulfills it

When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them.

We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in.

Anger doesn't win games.

When the major studios flourished many years ago, an actor was groomed, developed, and worked frequently at his craft. The studios really took care of their actors.

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.

Obviously, after the match your fans come up to you and really look but to you but you don't get too much recognition around town for playing for FC Dallas.

Your miracles are an inside job. Go there to create the magic that you seek in your life.