Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

When my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape. I saw it as a way out.

Not everything you hear about yourself can be considered good publicity. And if you have delicate sensibilities, the currycomb of public imagination frequently rubs your vanities the wrong way.

Joy to the world All the boys and girls now Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me

Our cure, to be no more; sad cure!

I'm quite good at switching off and sometimes I forget who I am in a character.

My mother was pretty strict. I hated it, but maybe it made me a bit more sensible.

I don’t use a computer. We have too much information and it’s really impossible to filter it.

I listen to music a lot, if I need to get into a particular space. I do stretching and breathing, and take time to mostly be quiet and find the stillness. I think that's important.