It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

To me, the definition of focus is knowing exactly where you want to be today, next week, next month, next year, then never deviating from your plan. Once you can see, touch and feel your objective, all you have to do is pull back and put all your strength behind it, and you'll hit your target every time.