One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

You are the land. The land is you.

We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

I just wanted to be an athlete.

Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.

I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance, and when he is dead we rate them by his best.

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

One positive thought is the victory you need today!

A person needs at intervals to separate himself from family and companions and go to new places. He must go without his familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.

By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life.

It's not so much about the cause, it's about feeling superior to political opponents.

She and Thomas had helped construct the Maze; at the same time she’d exerted a lot of effort to build a wall holding back her emotions.

I am a champion who makes an impact.

Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave, and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat.

I'll stick to painting as long as I can.