When you're gone I can go running though the house screaming and no one will ever hear me.

Don't shoot for something unattainable - completely outside of your nature or opportunity.

I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried.

I realize how much ballet gave me, and because of ballet, I’m known as a graceful gymnast.

Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.

An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers.

I feel like the torch has been passed to me. The question is what am I going to do with it.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

I always tell my story because I want others who have felt broken to know they can make it.

After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.

I believe that challenges can push us beyond what we might otherwise be able to accomplish.

How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?

I'm getting older. That's realistic. I can't reverse time. I can slow it down a little bit.

One pitch can be the difference between a win and a loss, an error could be the difference.

I’d have thought 50,000 years of existing on the continent would have qualified as settled.

I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.

There is no stress. I live my life, I enjoy it and when I am comfortable I can get married.

In Jamaica, you learn as a child how to roll a joint. Everyone here has tried it. I did too

People often remain in the dark, not due to lack of light but of failure to open their eyes.

Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.

I'm carrying the sport of women's boxing and I am the best woman fighter and that's my role.

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

Yes, I'm afraid the life over here is very different from N.Z. but oh boy it's a grand life.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

People come out to see you perform and you've got to give them the best you have within you.

I wanted a T-shirt that says 'USA National Team'. It turned out to be a very smart decision.

If all you do is make excuses, then that is how people see you. Make your strengths visible.

When champions fail, they get back up and try again. They don't let failure discourage them.

Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost.

When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride.

I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport.

I am actually a huge supporter of the Canadian athletes, and they are all really nice people.

I think that titles are for, I don't know, books and stuff. I just like doing what I'm doing.

Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.

Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.'

If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.

Never run more than 3 hours straight in training, whether your marathon best is 2:42 or 4:24.

If you stay in the running-if you have endurance-you are bound to win over those who haven't.

I've actually picked up a lot of good habits from just watching film from Demetrious Johnson.

As soon as you start talking about Scouting, there's an immediate connection and brotherhood.

I thank my dad for my mental longevity and for the fact we played against better competition.

Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.

In the midst of regular life, running is the touchstone that breathes adventure into my soul.

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