I may have become a world champion quicker than most, but people should look at me and realise there are all kinds of ways to get where you want to go. Because we didn't plan it. We just did it.

You can create your own miracle, but you do it by never looking past all the little steps along the way.

I have been here before in my head. To everyone else, it is my first Olympics. To me, it's my thousandth.

A perfect day for me would just be a day that goes the way I plan.

I was lucky enough that my parents knew about World Cup skiing, so since I was really little, we were watching World Cup winning runs.

I think its good to stimulate your mind.

When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.

I remember skiing being a family recreational thing.

I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles.

The only thing I'm afraid of losing... is you.

Roy Dale suspected that Mississippi was beautiful. He wasn't sure. He didn't have anything to compare it to. He hadn't even ever been out of the Delta.

Focus on the objective, execute the process to get there.

Passions unguided are for the most part mere madness.

It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.

If we don't put our faith to work we will soon discover that we have a faith that doesn't work!

How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common?

Humility means freedom. It provides growth and takes you out of the cycle of change that you are currently in, which is stagnation.

It still hurts," she whispered. "Even when you're doing it for someone else, that doesn't stop your ribs from getting cracked, or your wrist swelling, or your cuts from bleeding.

Release and regulate the flow of your inborn creative energy to reach your artistic potential.