There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.

Learning to locate your own gut response is essential if you are to be able to identify and acknowledge your intuition.

In pure innocent love, there is no longer present contradictions.

My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online.

She teaches me that the world is made to be pounced on and enjoyed, and that there is absolutely no reason at all to hold back.

It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden.

Be flexible, but stick to your principles.

The religious world is but a reflex of the real world.

I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.

What we see is what they're trying to sell us.

I pledge that I have no intention of raising taxes in my second term.