If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique.

I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities.

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency

Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.