Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Having that college-town atmosphere with a live repertory company available was a real gift. I found myself gravitating toward the theater from about the age of nine. I guess it was the environment that got me started.

On the wall of his rehabilitation room was a picture of the space shuttle blasting off, autographed by every astronaut now at NASA. On top of the picture it says, "We found nothing is impossible." That should be our motto.

I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.

For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!