My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.

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.

A fiery little cat you are, Caecelia. Like a lioness in heat, oh how you bloom.

Librarians are on the front lines of an invisible struggle over our information diet and, for better or worse, the scales are not tipping in their direction.

I have complete faith in the American people's ability if they know and if they have leadership.

If you have no time for prayer and meditation, you will have lots of time for sickness and trouble.

Attitude might be worth 80 percent of any athlete’s makeup.

New believers are the lifeblood of the church. We can either evangelize or fossilize.

He can develop sense and style, in the manner of distinguished modern prose, in which event he may be sure that the result will not fall into any objective form.

In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance.

The public interest may be presumed to be what men would choose if they saw clearly, thought rationally, acted disinterestedly and benevolently.

Tis often seen Adoption strives with nature; and choice breeds A native slip to us from foreign lands.