People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. I went to the bank laughing every time.

If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.

Religion should not be allowed to come into Politics....Religion is merely a matter between man and God.

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.

People do not start off stupid, they grow to be stupid.

Once you face the truth, the knowledge both empowers you and sets you free.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Glenn McGrath had a reasonable career in Australia.

The consensus is a very dangerous thing to get complacent about.

The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity.

President Trump is bringing a very candid - and direct type of leadership to the White House. And in conversations with leaders around the world, frankly, I think they all find it very refreshing.

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.

Part of the potential of things is how they break