If you put your mind to something, if you give 100 percent, if you sacrifice, and if you dedicate yourself, anything is truly possible.

If I have given my all and still do not win, I haven't lost. Others might remember winning or losing; I remember the journey.

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day.

It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.

I think we should all be pursuing something of zero regrets, and how do we become greater than we were yesterday.

I rolled the second car that I ever owned, a Toyota 4 Runner. This was winter in Colorado, two weeks before the 2002 Olympic trials. I was driving in the outside lane, and my rear tire caught some black ice, and we totally turned sideways to the point where we were heading right toward the median.

It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. And it is that philosophy towards sports, something that I really truly live by. I am emotional. I want to win. I am hungry. I am a competitor. I have that fire. But deep down, I truly enjoy the art of competing so much more than the result.