There wasn't much white people would allow us to do in those days. You could be a schoolteacher or an athlete to get away from the manual labor and s….
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string..
Now every girl is expected to have: Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamai….
If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror..
A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were ….
The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the World..
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it..
I'm constantly watching my weight for my job, and I've trained so hard this year to be ready for this season-more rigorously than ever - but people w….
Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus..
The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world..
I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It ….
Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life..
As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing..
I believe that coaches and athletes should realize that the athletic department field, court or diamond can be made an extension of the classroom, a ….
As a competitor and an athlete, you have to believe in yourself. And you have to believe in the people who believe in you..
It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm an athlete. I can influence….
You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races a….
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able t….
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhand….
The water here in Cardiff is much easier than in London, so for us it is more relaxing paddling here. This race is for us a continuation of our train….
I have always liked a challenge..