My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. Give everything you got today for tomorrow may never come.

The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.

Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.

Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.

Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.

What are you hiding? Is it something from others, or from yourself. Find your truth. The more you show up, the more you'll be found.

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.

And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in a masquerade.

You have film actors doing TV, rap stars doing TV, with everyone kind of crossing the line.

I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.

You wouldn't want to live a life in which you are loved or approved by all people on Earth or even within your own geodetic dome full of your jumpsuited followers.

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic.