I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.

At 4, I joined a summer rec team called the Sugar Bears.

For me, music makes my smile brighter during my workouts. It adds that extra something that motivates me to go further or work harder!

At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.

The first mile is mental. The rest are all heart.

Preparing mentally takes more out of you than the physical aspect of it.

I slice up a ton of cucumbers, celery, carrots and red and yellow peppers. Keep them in your fridge so you always have something handy to curb your snack attack.

Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.

When I was younger, I would eat everything.

The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin to feel it.

The purpose of education should be character-building.

....her life would be a giddy crossword, working down from some clues and across from others.

Courage is the counterpoint of fear. Courage appears when in war or business, one is indeed scared.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the real issues of our life.

I think the West needs to get away from the habit of regarding the regime's nuclear tests and ballistic launches as isolated provocations timed to generate maximum attention.

There's nothing there — get rid of that!

Religious people are guided in their activities not by the consequences of their actions, but by the consciousness of the destination of their lives.

Star Anna is an American original. She sings from a place of beauty that takes me to a higher place.