If there are fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies on the table, I won't say no to those. Soy sauce is another one, even though it's awful - it's so high in sodium.

It takes a lot of hard work and dedication just like any pro sport. Especially for beach volleyball you don't have to be tall or as fast as other sports. You just have to have the skills.

The more colorful the food, the better. I try to add color to my diet, which means vegetables and fruits.

My dad would tell me to, 'Play for those who couldn't play.' So my motivation is for people who struggle in life daily.

I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen.

We're a team, and just by the nature of our sport, we're always promoted together. I think we are definitely two different people with two different personalities, but we're always linked.

A lot of people had doubts. I tried to tell people I never had doubts.

It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate.

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.

Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I want to be known as a nice and normal person, but my skills are a little more excelled.

By the time you're thirty, your worst enemy is yourself.

The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world

Customers often know more about your products than you do. Use them as a source of inspiration and ideas for product development.

Every family in Konya has at least one shoemaker in their midst, and I am one of those families.

A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.

Children are the most honest critics. They will say "You're funny", but also "You're pathetic - go away."

What can a mere French minister do when associated with Lloyd George, who thinks he is Napoleon, and Woodrow Wilson, who thinks he is Jesus Christ?

I've been called a minimalist composer for more than 30 years, and while I've never really agreed with the description, I've gotten used to it.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

A life without glitter is no life at all.