I like to read. Autobiographies.

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.

We are to be generous not just in the results of our work, but also IN our work.

Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction.

I'm still on the edge. It's just that I don't want to hurt the team by going over that edge. I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.

Cyndi Lauper was hilarious and generous, someone I'd loved from childhood who didn't disappoint.

There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.

You have to kind of roll with the punches. That's why I think work begets work to a certain degree. I just try and keep busy.

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

When I am fighting I am keeping my mind empty for any expectations. I am waiting for something unique, completely new.

I did not dive and I am not a cheat. That is not the way I play.

Over the years I've studied the habits of golfers. I know what to look for. Watch their eyes. Fear shows up when there is an enlargement of the pupils. Big pupils lead to big scores.