I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

You are the land. The land is you.

We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

I just wanted to be an athlete.

Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.

I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

Their position seems to be that their God is so great he doesn't even have to exist.

Please, hate me if you have to, never speak to me again, but don't settle for someone you don't love because I hurt you

Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?

Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.

Change can only exist in time. Without time there is no change. Change can only exist with a background of that which is changeless, otherwise it has no definition.

I do yoga daily as well. I need to start the day with some sort of physical activity. That combined with the meditation clears my mind and energizes me.

Living well and ripping your enemy's still-beating heart out with your bare hands is the best revenge.

Once you find you can't walk as far and as fast as you were able, life becomes more complicated.

In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

A poet needs to keep his wilderness alive inside him.