I just wanted to be an athlete.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

You are the land. The land is you.

We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.

I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

The way I write, words can means lots of different things.

I take things in better when I'm allowed to talk, and respond, and engage and move around a bit.

I think that it's much brighter just to assume that you're an animal in the jungle and you have to survive.

People my age and younger do think much more towards Europe. We have to fill the gap sometime - we can't think we are an empire any longer after all.

Brief life is here our portion.

As a parent, the responsible thing to do - if you love your child - is to vaccinate your child.

In everything the middle road is best.

I like lecturing and going around the world and giving talks and I like doing consulting and helping people.