You can't go wrong with some nuts. The key word is 'some.' Eat them one at a time, not by the handful.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really funny how it does that to me.

At 4, I joined a summer rec team called the Sugar Bears.

For me, music makes my smile brighter during my workouts. It adds that extra something that motivates me to go further or work harder!

At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.

The first mile is mental. The rest are all heart.

Preparing mentally takes more out of you than the physical aspect of it.

I slice up a ton of cucumbers, celery, carrots and red and yellow peppers. Keep them in your fridge so you always have something handy to curb your snack attack.

Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.

When I was younger, I would eat everything.

Time can be cruel if you don’t use it wisely ~ Imani Wisdom, Zion's Road: A Love Story about Faith and Redemption.

Loving for beauty is like vowing a lifetime commitment to a rose. No-matter how sweet-scented or pink "petald", every rose withers.

When you are in debt, then you are a slave.

I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it.

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine.

You used," he said, and then took a sharp breath, "to call me Augustus.

I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.

I started when I was 4, but I didn't play seriously until I was 8.

Despite its increased dependence on the international economy, America continues to behave as if it were either a closed economy or the leader whom everyone else should automatically follow.

I love the dancing and the music from Latin cultures. I went to a Flamenco show in Spain once, and it completely took my breath away!