I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

Nobody really knows who I am, where I came from, what's in my heart, why I believe in the things I believe, what I see behind the scenes and they don't see.

There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?

When it comes to beauty, I feel that hanging with people you love, laughing, and doing silly things gets your spirits up. We are always prettier when we are happier.

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

In [writing] fiction, every sentence is its own reward.

If you wanna know the truth, you make or break my day. If you wanna know the truth, I wouldn't have it any other way.

You might be a redneck if your handkerchief doubles as your shirt sleeve.

The attainment of national independence is to me a search for truth.

The reality is that you are the spirit. The rest is a myth.

The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.

Fit in where you don't: make your own space..be different..don't give in. Exist somewhere you're not suppose to, or where you don't want to. Be your own men; do what you want, and don't hurt anybdoy