I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.

I haven't had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be. I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.

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.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.

An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is the true glory of sport.

I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.