The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening..

I'm always challenged by someone..

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going..

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others..

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to….

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace..

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

The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and lo….

For me it's the challenge -- the challenge to try to beat myself or do better than I did in the past. I try to keep in mind not what I have accomplis….

When I started competing, you had to have your coach there. Now you can be coached from a home office via Skype or video. That's not the same as havi….

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much..

When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back a….

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit..

I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national….

I always keep myself in a position of being a student..

As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impa….

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else..

Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't ….

All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing an….

The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my….

Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we ….