I'm a realist and I always have been.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I've had asthma my entire life.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

I know that some things are beyond our control, some illnesses are beyond our control, we get sick, we don't know why. But let's pledge to do whatever we can to avoid those high medical bills.

It's how we spend ourselves - not our money - that makes us rich.

Instead of physicists teaching physics, physicists should go home and see what physics applies to their home.

There are direct paths to a successful career. But there are plenty of indirect paths, too.

By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.

I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people.

A single metaphor can give birth to love.

I saw a mountain. I wanted to climb it.

I have this fear of falling in front of large groups of people. That's why I tend not to wear heels.

Consolation for those moments when you can't tell whether you're the divinest genius or the greatest fool in the world.