Sport teaches you about commitment and to dedicate yourself. Whether you make it to the top or not, sport gives you great skills that you can use in life.

There's no better feeling, even if I've won a race, than recording a personal best. It's setting yourself personal goals, but also realistic goals.

Don't aim too high, but set yourself a goal which is a little bit out of your reach. You might achieve it and then you can set a new goal.

I've been involved in the sport since I was seven-years-old and I have learned so many things in life from it, such as making friends and discipline.

Athletics is a great sport with many different events and athletes come in all shapes and sizes. I'm one of the smallest athletes on the track. They call me the 'pocket rocket'.

Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them.

It is hard to stop a hopeful soul from the pursuit of passion.

Nobody these days holds the written word in such high esteem as police states do.

One measure of your success will be the degree to which you build up others who work with you. While building up others, you will build up yourself.

Oh, forgive me. Shaking hands with me is an unpleasant experience. My hands are no longer hands.

Country music is so related to gospel. It seems I could go down that road pretty easily.

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

For one thing, she pronounced flowers 'flars' and I couldn't let it slide.

When you record something, you never know who's going to hear it.

In my life and in my career, I really love to play different roles. I never want to play the same role twice.