I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I've had asthma my entire life.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

Do not waste time for that is equal to wasting life.

Humans lose focus of the big picture when they’re drunken in the midst of their feelings. - Tojuro Hattori

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin and his military adventurism in the Crimea and the Ukraine.

I thought that you had to learn to write by yourself and if you couldn't do it, then you were out of luck.

Our laws can be friendly to those who obey them, and too often useful to those who don't.

Artemis ducked. Cudgeon didn't. Guess what? Artemis was smarter.

The way to fame, is like the way to heaven,--through much tribulation.

Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be.

From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.