My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.

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.

Never give importance to anyone more than yourself, because once that person becomes important, you become nothing....

Yes I'm seeking for someone, to help me. So that some day I will be the someone to help some other one.

Because blood is blood, and every family has its own force.Its own flavor.Its own charm and strange.

They err, who say that husbands can't be lovers.

We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.

Whoever loves you now—and you must also love yourself—will love the truth of you.

Kindness like light speaks in the air it gilds.

Every time I see Dan Quayle I feel like buying a vowel.

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.