Everything I did that required effort, I opened my mouth. Even to catch a ball, I opened my mouth.

I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it.

The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.

I don't concentrate on things I can't do. I do what I can do.

No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m.

My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.

I realized from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.

Go and nose out the next piece of shit... as one said in the trade. If nothing else was available, you could run an article on the latest miracle diet. That always worked.

Of course great hotels have always been social ideas, flawless mirrors to the particular societies they service.

A false tale often betrays itself.

I had no idea that things would change so rapidly, so drastically.

His very chains helped to deceive him about the harshness of his service.

You can never judge a paint hue by the liquid color in the paint pot. You must apply it to a wall, wait for the paint to dry, then decide.

I am the first to admit that I am no great orator or no person that got where I have gotten by any William Jennings Bryan technique.

If you're an honest person, you'll make mistakes, but it'll be okay. The most interesting things happen after making mistakes.

I don't know anything about the afterlife because I haven't been there yet.

The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."