I believe that the Lord has a plan for each of us that's better than anything we can imagine, even if that plan isn't obvious to us at every stage. He prepared me for this over a long period of time - in lower-profile locker rooms and the grocery store and in Europe, through all the personal tragedies and in spite of the people who doubted me along the way.

I am where I am because I believed and I never gave up.

As I get older, I might need to keep the stubble off. As the years come, it helps to look younger I guess.

I wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful.

I believe that the Lord has a plan for each of us that's better than anything we can imagine, even if that plan isn't obvious to us at every stage. He prepared me for this over a long period of time - in lower-profile locker rooms and the grocery store and in Europe, through all the personal tragedies and in spite of the people who doubted me along the way.

When you speak and represent the person of Jesus Christ in all actions of your life, people are drawn to that. You set the standard with your actions. The words can come after.

If you're willing to put yourself and your dreams on the line, at the very least you'll discover an inner strength you may not have known existed.