I don't always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.

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

All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations.

You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.

Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.