You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you.

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.

Mr. Arsenikos said if you knew the constellations you would never get lost. You could always find your way home.

If you really think that the enviroment is less important than the economy, try holding your breath while you count your money.

Our journeys are different but we can share the same well traveled path during parts of our excursion. Small victories win wars not single battles.

Good mothers are underrated, just like good defense.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

Valor is superior to number.

We can't tell our life from our wish

I am who I am, and I think I have a good nature, by and large. But if someone takes advantage of that good nature, well then, you know, I'm not that nice a guy.

Death was Patrick Henry's second choice.