Winning the world championship in '66 was really the pinnacle of the whole thing, because to win a championship with an Australian made engine was a ….

I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In othe….

If you're doing a column, you kind of have to. Like in the back of Sports Illustrated, Rick Reilly has to find something to be mad about. It's not re….

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for t….

I think all of us are looking for that which does not admit of bullshit . . . If you tell me you can bench press 450, hell, we'll load up the bar and….

Two things help me be a winner. One is I try to stay on an even keel. I don't get too high or too low. Two is I do a lot of visualization. I never se….

No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody..

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line th….

Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's?.

I got into [acting] so late because of sports. And then when I was in grad school, I sort of got lulled into basically forgetting I was black, in - m….

A lot of people think that you have to specialize in one sport from an early age in order to turn pro. Most of my teammates played a lot of different….

Alabama fans love Alabama football. Auburn fans love Auburn..

Boxing is a sport that is largely dominated by machos, by men who think we have to conform to a very specific role model. The ideal boxer doesn't thi….

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discoverin….

My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red..

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher..

My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite..

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start yo….

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open..

The difference between a winner and a loser is, many times, a matter of inches. If you think you can do it, most of the time you'll do it..

How many people in the world is, each of them is individual. And I like to eat bread, somebody don't like that. You know this is the same in gymnasti….