My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.

Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales, where walking was part of the holiday.

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.

It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.

To their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert.Brandon Sanderson(Elantris)

A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival.

Somebody does somethin' stupid, that's human. They don't stop when they see it's wrong, that's a fool.

Let us waste no further time looking for the secret of success or the key to happiness. Already the door is open and whosoever will, may enter.

A good marriage is really good after serving together in Washington, D.C.

As players and coaches, we all want to reach our goal. It's up to us to go out there and perform.

As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.

The most powerful weapon is hope.

That’s what scares me, Gideon. You don’t know what you’re worth.” “Actually, I do. Twelve bill—” “Shut up.

The bullet we're running from is almost never the one that hits us