You don't have to sacrifice who you are to follow your beliefs.

Our house was always full of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins.

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.

I like golf, hiking, camping, boating and fishing.

For so long I wanted to win the gold medal.Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.

It's not necessarily size that matters, it's how fast you move that implement.

If I look what sport has done in my life, I don't think there's any doubt that sport can change lives.

My life was very Japanese.

I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.

I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes.

Sometimes you’ll hear, ‘People don’t change.’ This is true more often than it ought to be, but listen again: ‘People don’t change.’ It says ‘don’t, ’ not ‘can’t.’ (316)

To make this world joyful, let your heart overflow with joy.

Allaah has not bestowed any blessing upon His slaves then taken it away and replaced it with patience, but what He has compensated them with is better than what He has taken away.

Your body and the environment around you may reflect the disturbing and unusual activities unfolding across the globe as the planet evolves.

After luncheon the sun, conscious that it was Saturday, would blaze an hour longer in the zenith, ...

...I felt it would push me out of my comfort zone and develop my skills. And that's what it's all about - do something new and learn something from it.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.

If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.

When men in relationships have more money, we say they have the power. When women in relationships have more money, we say they are being used.