I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much.

You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.

I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker.

No excuses and no sob stories. Life is full of excuses if you're looking. I have no time to gripe over misfortune. I don't waste time looking back.

I'm not retiring. I am graduating. Today is my graduation day. Retirement means that you'll just go ahead and live on your laurels and surf all day in Oceanside. It ain't going to happen.

I get paid to practice. I play the game for free.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

Leadership comes with consistency.

The past isn't going to get you to your goal.

I'm not afraid to fail. I'm afraid to be mediocre.

I want to be the best. That's just the human way.

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't.

She reflected she must be completely besotted with Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra.

If you're passing the buck, don't ask for change.

Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal.

The phantom-host has faded quite, Splendor and Terror gone-- Portent or promise--and gives way To pale, meek Dawn.

I love meeting my readers - so the more I can talk to at one event the better!

When another is asked a question, take special care not to interrupt to answer it yourself.

John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil.

I mean, people don't know what race I am. They never know if I'm Hawaiian or Italian or Mexican or Spanish or white. I could play Jewish, I could play anything.

Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it does a highwayman's in regard to money.