The habit of excellence can become enjoyably addictive.

Championships are not won on the night of a big event, but years before by athletes who commit themselves daily to championship principles

A good coach is interested in how tough you are, how you react to adversity, how quickly you get back on defense.

Did you tell people that songs weren’t the same as a warm body, a soft mouth?

Education commences at the mother's knee and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.

To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

In my garden, care stops at the gate and gazes at me wistfully through the bars.

To me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

I feel like God gave me an amazing ability, and it's my duty to show people what I'm made of.

No agreement between the British and Muslims can affect me. An agreement between Hindus and Muslims alone will affect me.

There have been a lot of murders and suicides in my family; it's like the primary cause of death. I wonder if there's a certain energy that attracts that.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think that you can stand up for them.