I knew I really had to put down a good run. I played it safe, and took risks when I could, and I came in the fastest, I guess.

I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.

To me the Olympic spirit embodies the magic of competition, hard work and coming to a point in your career when you're around the best athletes in the world, and having the whole world watching.

The moment I think about past letdowns or future hypotheticals, I mentally put myself on shaky ground. If I clear my mind of chatter, I can succeed, just like I did in 2006.

I really think positive and hope that everything works out. Because you can't really change anything.

I think of how most people only get three weeks of vacation a year. And that, for me, seems like it would be really hard. My life feels like a vacation.

Our sport is really European, so you get to show off what you do to your friends and family and they can actually follow along.

He doesn't comment on any of the music I play: Sonny Rollins followed by AC/DC followed by the Broadway score from My Fair Lady.

My heart feels strong for you, my desire isn’t just to marry you and let this be our moment, Kiersten. I want to marry you and create a million moments every single day.

Lonely women destroy themselves lonely men threaten the world.

Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me.

There was human goodness in the world, she thought-all caught up with desires and dreams, regrets and bitterness, resentments and power, but it was there.

If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful career.

An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.

There's a bad moon on the rise.

I was a lawyer and I have been married to a lawyer. I think one lawyer per household is plenty. It's a good quota for us.

Let not the spirit wander while the words of prayer run on out of our mouth.