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

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

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

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.

I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit.

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

There are so many negatives in our society. To be on the cover of a magazine these days, you have to have been through drug rehab three times. What message is this giving to young people? But there are positives in our society. And I try to surround myself with good-natured, positive people.