One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the father prayed, Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.

Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it.

A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset

Dream it. Wish it. Do it.

You learn more from losing than winning.

Be stronger than your excuses.

Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now.

Dream without fear love without limits.

Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

Love is when you sit beside someone doing nothing, yet you feel perfectly happy.

Die with memories, not dreams.

Greatness is what happens when you aren't afraid to relentlessly push yourself to tear down all your walls of limitations.

The greatest motivation in life is the one that's deeply rooted in one's passion.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.

I think my most favorite subject was Lena Horne, because she embodies soul and grace and elegance and 'street'. She embodies everything. And beauty — great beauty.

The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.

There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball.

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

Even the wicked get worse than they deserve.