You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again.

I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.

After I left the podium in Atlanta, I felt so fulfilled in my career that I lost my desire to compete at that level again.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

I want to be remembered as a person who felt there was no limitation to what the human body and mind can do and be the inspiration to lead people to do things they never hoped to do.

People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well.