Nobody really knows who I am, where I came from, what's in my heart, why I believe in the things I believe, what I see behind the scenes and they don't see.

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.

A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of purpose and place in the world as exactly himself. That's the kind of man I'll settle for.

Learn from Bad and Understand from Good.

Yeah, baby! And you are the magnet and I'm the steel! Bring to me your leather, take from me my lace!

Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America's global enemies sense a failure of will.

I write, but I don't write poetry. I don't rhyme or anything like that.

In the streets the children screamed. The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

In an ugly and unhappy world the richest man can purchase nothing but ugliness and unhappiness.

I'm obviously into the sports. The NFL games and the NHL games.

You must have me confused with myself

Self-actualization cannot be attained if it is made an end in itself, but only as a side effect of self-transcendence.