I just never give up. I fight to the end. You can't go out and say, 'I want a bag of never-say-die spirit.' It's not for sale. It has to be innate.

I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

We're sisters, we're roommates, we're all that.

I don't like to lose-at anything... Yet I've grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God's reward, then losing is how he teaches us.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

I always believe I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they're afraid of having too many defined muscles and being made fun of or called unattractive.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!

Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.

If you think I'm over-the-top, I am.

I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I was even part of FHA, Future Homemakers of America. How lost was I?

I never went to drama school, so that was more like I was getting away with it.

I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.

Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm.

Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another.