Rational assessments too often led to rational surrenders.

As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

It's a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.

We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.

The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.

Train where your fitness is NOW, not where you want to be.

What we eat is a matter of life and death.

Nature's arena has a way of humbling and energizing us.

Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing.

I see who I am, and I am beyond who I was.

Repose not trust in testing another's degree of honesty at the risk of one's loss in matters big, unless collateralized.

It is not unpatriotic to acknowledge America’s faults. No country is perfect… We can’t reach the top of the mountain if we don’t fix the injustice and confront our lies.

The biggest thing for women to keep in mind is you can't ever let someone define beauty for you. Look in the mirror and say that this is my definition of perfection.

Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.

That's life when you're on the D-list.

I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat.

The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible.

The world isn't made of atoms, it's made of stories.

You should not take prayer too seriously. There is something playful about God. You only have to look at a penguin ... to realize that He likes to play little jokes on creatures.