However ordinary each of us may seem, we are all in some way special, and can do things that are extraordinary, perhaps until then…even thought impossible.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales, where walking was part of the holiday.

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.

Well, bloody noses." I hug his coat tighter. "Those are definitely hot.

No design, no matter how common or seemingly insignificant, is without its adamant critics as well as its ardent admirers.

You have to have a strong sense of humor to date me, and also know that you're probably going to be a part of the routine quite a bit.

A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.

I don't consider myself a person of fashion because it's too sophisticated. My thing is I look at style like swagger. I like things that pull me, that I gravitate to.

I am a little bit of a foul mouth and I just like to give it back to people.

I dont' like talking to horses because they are naysayers

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph.

To tell you the truth, I think it's about that we shouldn't get our driver's licenses till real late in life.

Walking a dog is a lesson in the simplicities of happiness, but you need to throw sticks to get maximum benefit from the lesson.