Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.

There are four pillars to happiness, which is the ultimate goal in life-to be happy. Health is first, family is second, home is third. That safe place where you can go to and regroup, be in a safe place by yourself start over. Those three things lead to the fourth pillar which is the hope and dream that tomorrow is going to be better. Without that you have not much at all.

[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.

My bike is my gym, my wheelchair and my church all in one. I'd like to ride my bike all day long but I've got this thing called a job that keeps getting in the way.

I don't sleep much. I'm on the go. My mind is racing. My wife says my mind is like the rolling dials on a slot machine. So, yeah, I think about everything.

When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.

My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.