I discovered that forgiveness is a path to freedom.

The act of sport remains a human act, unrelated to gender.

Competition is about passion for perfection, and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.

Humility is what we want other people to have.

Sport has been called the last bastion of male domination. Unfortunately, there are others - Congress, for instance.

Bodybuilding is about making oneself seem larger than life. It's about creating the illusion of perfection.

For every man with a baseball story - a memory of a moment at the plate or in the field - there is a woman with a couldn't-play-baseball story.

The stronger women get, the more men love football.

Competition can damage self-esteem, create anxiety, and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love.

Death is not in the nature of things

[This philosophy] does not … regard the pen as the only fit organ for the revelation of truth, but the eye and ear, the hand and foot

Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.

Haven't got a girl, but I can wish. So I'll take me down to Main Street and that's where I'll select my imaginary dish.

Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.

We [americans] are not a freedom-loving people in the beautiful, spiritual sense. We have an inspiring Constitution, but we're a hardhearted people.

All values must be won by contest, and after they have been won, they must be defended.

He was alone in his wonderment, amoung creatures incapable of wonder --for them it was enough to exist and go their way.

Dogs are miracles with paws.

Racing, for me and for most people that watch it, it's about personalities.