I've been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies.
I think that's something to look forward to: The new Gracie Gold at the Olympics. In 2014, you'll see a lot of the warm Gracie, and not just the athletic Gracie.
I pretty much knew that I was going to come in fourth, but then I said, 'I'm fourth at the Olympic Games. What are you talking about? Why is that disappointing?'
'Pretty Little Liars' - my sister and I read the books, so we stuck to it for the first season, but it started to kind of drift off; so did we.
I think if I just do what I do every day, on the extraordinary Olympic stage, I could be a podium contender.
If I were packing for a deserted island, I would bring sunscreen, a water purifier, something to start a fire with, my sister, and something for protection.
four geological eras had to pass so that human beings would be able to outsing the birds and die for love.
Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that.
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him.
My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.
Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain.
As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
I was the kind of child who worked hard every day with the cows and sheep - I was a very aggressive boy.
Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'
I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.
I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.
I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.
I don't have any down days. If anybody who knows me comes into our locker room, they know I'm happy; they know I'm cheerful.
