I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.

If you do not believe yourself no one else will.

I've always been a firm believer in mind over matter. If you don't believe you can achieve, your body will start to believe this and you'll be stuck.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

It didn't matter how good I was. It was always, 'You're a girl. You can't play with the guys.' It's always been motivation for me.

Players don't really ask for much or want much. But the things that they do need are important.

As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's sports have arrived.

Women play just as hard as guys do. We're just as competitive.

You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.

Gods have become like us, ergo, we have become like gods. And to you, my unknown planetary readers, we will come to you, to make your life as divinely rational and exact as ours.

Are all American girls as daft as you, Rachel?" "I hope so," I said.

First, I wanted to answer the question I'm most frequently asked: "How did you become who you are?" Well, you had to know John and Angelena Rice.

I always wanted to make this film or another film. I thought the worst thing you could do was to react to Slumdog's success in some way. I thought it would be really foolish.

Look past the violence. There is a wonderful brimming spirit of innocence and fun.

A lot happens by accident in poetry.

There are no letters in the mailbox And there are no grapes upon the vine And there are no chocolates in your boxes anymore And there are no diamonds in the mine

There is no better protection against the euro crisis than successful structural reforms in southern Europe.

People who are rich want to be richer, but what's the difference? The toys get different, that's all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It's all relative.

While aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors in France, this has not been the case in England and the United States.