I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.

Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

I am a firm believer that you don't achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand

People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

Peak performance is meditation in motion.

People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality.

To me, peanut butter is the breakfast of champions!

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship.

There will never come a time when I will be able to resist my emotions.

No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.

Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.

Good kids are like sunsets. We take them for granted.

My natural state is an outsider. I've always felt outside the group, and I've always been analyzing the group.

If you're hooked on the physical act of writing, there's a good chance of your hanging in there long enough to say what you were born to say.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

What I've been doing in practice will carry over into the game.

I've done some things I wish I could erase. . . . I invented mistakes. But the mistakes must be seen in context, and they must be weighed along with the positives.

I couldnt change who I am; I couldnt change the kind of player I am.