I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you will be a mile away from him, and you will have his shoes.

Whenever opportunity comes Kohli grabs it with both the hands.

Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats?

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

In the study of Zen you can learn how to strengthen and clarify your finite mind. Your finite mind is like a muscle; when exercised it becomes stronger.

I like it because its ugly

I feel great. I had a triple bypass in 1976 and a quadruple bypass in 1984.

That song has the full extent of my mandolin abilities; I'm not a good mandolin player at all.

I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.

There are moments when people are incapable of understanding happiness.