L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

Because nobody knows you better than somebody who knew you way back then.

The second is the damage to the credibility and independence of a free press which may be caused by covert relationships with the U.S. journalists and media organizations.

It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too.

Fighting a cold, but I'm powering through. As they say, there's nothing better for a cold than doing interviews all day.

I'd wanted to be [an actress] all my life.

That machine took my money!' I said. 'I must have revenge!

Free enterprise makes people prosperous, all people prosperous, and big government makes people poorer.

There's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.

Naw, man, I like big, hard, throbbing co- (stunned pause) ...I did not know that about myself.

My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!