You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.

Your problems pale in comparison with those of the millions of people in the world who do not have enough to eat.

Protect your good image from the eyes of negative viewers, who may look at your good appearance with an ugly fiendish eye, and ruin your positive qualities with their chemical infested tongues.

Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.

Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear.