It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.

Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court.

It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.

I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.

I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match.

It's a serve and pass game.

Volleyball is not like a formula so we must give players some freedom.

Most people put a hat and glasses on to go incognito. I take them off.

Playing against better competition makes you better and more focused, so you can do what you have to, to win.

I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky.

Now Darkstripe, ' Graypaw hissed to Firepaw under his breath, 'is neither young, nor pretty.

Please don’t tell me you know just how I feel--you don't.

I can only paint in India. Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque India belongs only to me.

I'm a very curious person. And most people are charmed by curiosity - especially if you are curious about them or what they are doing . . . unless they are breaking into a car or something.

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

When something comes up that attacks peoples beliefs, their first reaction tends to be fear.

My love for you tonight is so deep and tender that it seems to be outside myself as well.

I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.

Usually I read biographies of interesting people. I am not attracted to novels - make-believe, or recreations of what people think life should be.

Don't prepare, do. Don't let Resistance sucker you into wasting months on background, foundation, planning. All that can come later.