I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now

A true competitor works the hardest, cares the most, and makes the best of what they have.

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.

Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

To me, crying is not a sign of weakness. She wants it that bad and she puts her whole heart into it. She had really high expectations, and that's why she's so good. She just had a bad game.

We have to fight the entire time, we can't start at the end when it's getting down to crunch time. We can't leave anything on the floor.

If you are not prepared, you cannot work out intensely. If you do not perform, you cannot get results, and if you can't do your best to recover, you won't get the benefits of your hard work.

I firmly believe that when you have a foundation of respect, love of what you're doing, and a shared vision, so much is possible.

We had two goals...One was to cherish every moment together, cherish the journey because the journey allows you to learn and grow. The other was to win a gold medal.

But what else are secrets for if not discovery? That is their nature. Only time stands between a mystery and its rightful master.

I studied a crescent moon hung crooked in a plum purple sky and thought about what it would be like to truly be seen.

I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience that we're seeking to describe.

Who thinks, at night, that morn will ever be? Who knows, far out upon the central sea, That anywhere is land? And yet, a shore Has set behind us, and will rise before: A past foretells a future.

Zero Mostel wasn't afraid of authority in any form, and that's the part that influenced me the most.

As soon as you think you've got the key to the stock market, they change the lock.

things that have cost more than they're worth leave a bitter taste. A taste of salt and sweat.

Perfectionist? Thats not something I am.

I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written.

I would say in just about every investigation we have, there will be differences of opinion, where you have partial facts, as to what those facts mean.