I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was the formative age when I had decided on the pattern of my career.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales, where walking was part of the holiday.

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.

The beauty you want to attract is the one you should become.

...I gave you painted air - tears I couldn't weep - truths I couldn't speak - all the words that caught in my throat...

To abandon all is to take our hearts, place them before the One who created them, and dare to believe He can live life powerfully through our surrendered lives.

Somewhere along the line, many Americans relegated the media to a notch on the morality scale only slightly above that of child molesters.

I hate thin people; 'Oh, does the tampon make me look fat?'

Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

That's the thing about needs. Sometimes when you get them met, you don't need them anymore.

Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.

I have always believed that what goes around comes around.