Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as it is nourished with kindness, sympathy, and understanding.

What is the fire that burns in your heart? If you are lucky enough to discover it, than by all means fan the flames and let the fire be the guiding light for a life worth living.

More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one.

You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost.

There can be distractions, but if you're isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition.

Faith is a gateway to happiness that remains permanently accessible to each of us, wherever we are, no matter our circumstances.

As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it.