If you can take it, you can make it.

I ended up in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific, operating out of Ayuka field in Hawaii.

People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass.

I was raised to face any challenge.

The world, we'd discovered, doesn't love you like your family loves you.

Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.

All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.