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.

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

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

I cant justify taking money away from hungry kids and needy schools to pay for the Games when corporations are willing to write the checks.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.