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 gradually stopped wondering, ‘What life do I have?' and began to consider, ‘What life can I build?

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

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

My father is an intellectual and physical man, which is a rather unusual combination. He's great. As he brought up me and my brothers and sisters, he ingrained in us that your appearance is not your responsibility, other than that you should not be a slob.

I have never been disabled in my dreams.

The key to success is letting the relationships in your life grow to the highest levels they possibly can . . . not putting yourself first in life and remembering that the more you give away, the more you have.