I believe BMX has shaped me into who I am today, so if this journey never would have begun, then who knows the person I would be or what I would be doing with my life.

From the time I was six years old, I wanted to be a BMX Racer and be the best.

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know.

I haven't accepted anyone telling me what is or isn't possible and have just kept moving along toward my goals.

I always travel with my bike and it has become a little more difficult to do it nowadays, but I stick it in 3,5 by 6-foot case and wheel that thing in.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God

Reading is a time machine that allows you to acquire wisdom from the past and to analyze and imagine another person’s vision of the future.

No one, none of us have rights. There is no destiny. We have responsibilities to ourselves and each other. We have responsibilities and the choice whether or not we live up to those responsibilities.

It's failure, really, that you grow by, although nobody likes to experience it.

When the gender role starts to descend, boys get into the masculine box.

I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.

The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.

Adversity is an opportunity for self-discovery.

I took up violin because my best mate had taken it up, so I did likewise.

I prefer the sign NO ENTRANCE to the sign which says NO EXIT.