I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.

Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.

My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too

Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.

If people were more concerned with how they looked on the inside, then on the outside, the world would be a nicer place to exist.

It was my kingdom. And when enemies attack your kingdom, you don’t flee. You show them why it’s your kingdom.

The gift of sobriety is clarity and a sense of connection - and travel only enhances that.

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

In honor of Al Gore, green tea, not Tea Party, but Al Gore green tea. And by the way, it's tree hugger-approved.

Whoever thinks war allows for lasting victories should take a look at European history books and learn their lesson.

The bottom line is to be in control of your own destiny.

I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.

Eliminating what is not wanted or needed is profitable in itself.

I'm constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music.