Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.

When things are tough, you get tougher.

No one should ever be afraid of failing; it’s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against. If there is one thing I have learned, particularly in my life as an athlete, it is that our limits may not be where we think they are. And, even when we think we’ve finally reached them, the next time we go there exploring we often find that they’ve moved again.

Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

It's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy.