I write all day and outline stories, a sports mythological universe.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.

I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER.

If your enemy has the power to see into the future, make sure you are the author of that future.

People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.

Do you remember a scene with Ryan and Ali playing in the snow? Well, that was improvised.

When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.

The subject may be of first importance to the artist when he starts a picture, but it should be of least importance in the finished product. The subject is of no aesthetic significance.

Donald Trump has taken over the Republican Party. He's transformed the Republican Party.

Having been through the muck and mire, I've had my own brush with bad choices.

General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.

Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing,Leave a house empty, it rots.

How important to set aside time each day for the unknowable. How important to reach out: it doesn't matter that I don't yet believe.