In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'

Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

When I'm curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I've really explored it, I'm OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.

The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.

In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.

For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn't grow up being told that I was a disabled child.

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.