I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.

I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.

You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens. It would be very easy to hate people for the rest of your life, and some people have done that. You've got to deal with what's happening now and try to make things better.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working on it.

Not every flying hero has a cape.