The most important thing we can tell young people is not to be an imitation of somebody else. That their life is special. They are the creator of their life and their way and find something that they enjoy doing that doesn't even feel like work. It feels like a passion. And then just by doing that and bringing that to the world, they become architects of change.

I think everybody has tragedy in their life. Everybody has hurdles in their life. Everybody has tough things to overcome. My kids say to me, 'This isn't fair.' I said, 'Life isn't fair.' Everybody has their issues. It's how you handle your issues that distinguishes you.

I liked that Larry King didn't know who Minerva was.

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.

It takes time to get to the top, and that's good - because by the time you get there, you'll have learned what you need to know in order to stay there.

Motherhood: 24/7 on the frontlines of humanity. Are you man enough to try it?

The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?