Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

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.

Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe.

Never love for me, only obsession. Someone has to stand still for you to love them. My choices are always on the run.

If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.

Other than that and the fact that I don't have to work any more my life hasn't changed a bit.

God has plans for you and His plans are for good because God Himself is good. He can neither think nor do evil.

Trying is failing with honor

Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian." I glanced up at Derek. "It's a tough call, but I think you can take him.

I'm doing all sizes. It's a strange thing to stop at a certain size. Women don't, so why should clothes?

Any enlightenment which requires to be authenticated, certified, recognized, congratulated, is (as yet) a false, or at least incomplete one.

Thou hast nor youth nor age But as it were an after dinner sleep Dreaming of both.