There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it..

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life..

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

I often hear that it's unfair that athletes should make what they make versus teachers, because who's more important. But that's not how the market w….

It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don't believe you….

I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was ju….

Some people are guilty when they win. Some people, "Ah, you know, it's so unfortunate, some people had to lose." I mean, even some modern-day competi….

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil..

I think you always strive to get better as an athlete. That's the difference between good and great, in my opinion..

I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman..

And I want to say anything is possible. Comma. You know..

The typical response from people when I tell them Im diabetic is, Oh, Im sorry to hear that. You know, Im not. Im a better athlete because of diabete….

My three keys to success: One, work hard. Two, be your own person. And three, have a passion for what you're doing..

We're not cameras, we're artists..

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental ….

We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead..

In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student..

Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realiza….

I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having the awful thought, as it seems now looking ba….

The 7 Practices of Exceptional Student Athletes is an excellent book for student athletes to understand what it takes to be successful. It covers all….

My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in s….