There is always going to be a reason why you can't do something; your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can achieve your dreams.

The rate of childhood obesity is just ridiculous. Anytime I can get involved with teaching them how to get physical exercise, I want to help in any way possible

If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.

Doing your best is more important than being the best.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.

Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.

It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.

Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.

Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

The question was whether James would love me if I was someone else.

The difference between people lies within their beliefs.

This isn’t like a job we have while we go to college. This is what we like — feed ourselves with.

I experience for the American officers and soldiers that friendship which arises from having shared with them for a length of time dangers, sufferings, and both good and evil fortune.

Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.

I see the rodeo's in town again.

The year after I graduated from high school, they came to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City.

Whatever the reason, lying is a bad thing.

All things considered, there is only Matisse.