I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down.

If we score, we might win. If they never score, we can't lose.

I never want to let my teammates or coaches down, so I always fight through the days when I am exhausted or experiencing discomfort with injuries and headaches.

I have my good and bad days, but when it's tough I just push through it.

I drink a lot of water and always try to stay hydrated.

Finally- no more ruddy show for the folks back home. No pretending it's all beer and skittles and no one ever gets hurt.- Phoenix and Ashes

He straightened, assuming an odd attitude of dignity – as though it were another mask.

No use fanning up hot coals when you have to walk across them.

Words don't change children's lives. Real action by the government and equality would.

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that.

Rene looked at Grendel. “What in the world is that?” “That’s our mutant attack poodle,” I told her. “Is he chewing on a gun?

The painter who has no doubt about his own ability will attain very little.

I want to keep growing and living life to the fullest for as long as I'm on this planet.

Please find out what you can do to make a difference. Take five minutes to educate yourself on an issue you didn't know about before. Then tell somebody else.

When I was 14, I saw someone getting their face and wrists slashed with a knife in a pub in Catford. Nobody lifted a finger. That's when I realised that violence wasn't funny. At all.