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

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.

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

Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

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

Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.

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