Honestly, I don't read the press. I don't know what they're saying.

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.

Destiny lies before, should we choose to pursue it

The creative force is God.

Who cares about the men who steered your breakfast cereal through winter storms? How ironic that the more ships have grown in size and consequence, the less space they take up in our imagination.

What is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity.

The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.

Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for.

Don't get me wrong: I would love to be president.

I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.

Watching snowing would be much greater if there were no homeless people! Man can never be fully happy and comfortable till all men become happy and comfortable!

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.