My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love.

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.

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

Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"All the time.

Why ships won't use roads, is why cars won't travel on oceans. When the position is wrong, the leader won't be right.

No one is alone, and each change here brings about another change there.

All new learning looks at first like chaos.

You scientists are the worst photographers in the world and you need the best photographers in the world and I'm the one to do it.

Now, I cannot approve anything the council has rejected, but I can reject anything the council has approved.

Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure.

I still dislike phones, yeah!

We need to learn to know Him so well that we feel safe when we have left our difficulties with Him. To know in that way is a prerequisite of all true prayer.

Economics is too important to leave to the economists.