Strong and healthy is the new sexy.

Some people like to call me cocky or arrogant, but I just think 'how dare you assume I should think less of myself'

One of my mom's best lines is... You're not training to be the best in the world, you're training to be the best in the world on your worst day.

You have to have fear in order to have courage.

Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.

Life is a fight from the minute you take your first breath to the moment you exhale your last.

I'm scared of failure all the time. But not scared enough to stop trying.

Don't doubt, don't stop... The only 2 things that can stop you is to stop working and start doubting.

You have to fight because you can't count on anyone else fighting for you. And you have to fight for people who can't fight for themselves. To get anything of real value, you have to fight for it.

One thing that I learned from judo... Maximum efficiency and minimum effort.

I train to be the best in the world on my worst day

I have dozens of loyal fans! Baker's dozens! …they come in thirteens.

I didn't like showing weakness, not to anybody.

If we danced and shared music, we'd be too busy en-joy-in' life to start a war.

His mind was a tapestry constantly weaving and unweaving with the dedication of Penelope for her Odysseus.

We walk by faith not by sight.

I have the same fantasy every time I read a book I love, no matter who wrote it, no matter when it was written. That the author has written his book only for me.

The welfare state may be well-intentioned, but it is a Ponzi scheme

The queens in history compare favorably with the kings.

Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.

You read about somebody, and doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.