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

I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.

Be cocky. Walk into the Georgia Dome like you own it.

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

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.

Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.

Erase the word "failure" from your vocabulary. No case is ever truly closed, and no challenge is ever over.