My mother was a fastidious and orderly homemaker. I was the messy but creative type. I picture her following behind me through life with a damp rag and an air of exasperation.
I've probably put up with more criticism than a lot of people out there. At the end of the day, you block out everything, especially with your personal life.
Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
I don't have to live the roller coaster other people live with my life. It's hard because people try to have an effect.
I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles.
Out of all the actors I have worked with, I love working with Larry Hagman the most. We were very close and it was just a wonderful time.
Skating isn't about the medals or the results. I love what I do. It's much more fun to win, but you cannot every time.
I love music, and a lot of it. Jazz is probably on the top with guys like Miles Davis. But I even enjoy music from the '60s and '70s.
I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.
I was always falling in and out of love. I was engaged when I was 16 to the first guy I ever dated, but my father told him I was too young.
I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.
The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.
I'll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what's going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in.
The movie says, You can lose your job and your way and still rescue yourself. 'Larry Crowne' creates a self-excavated utopia, and I love that idea, that message.
It's no secret I was willing to commit to Minnesota for five years. I'm very happy with my contract. I'd love to be in Minnesota. But like anybody else, I want to win.
I'm really looking forward to just concentrating on the swimming part now instead of what's going on with me outside the pool.
I attacked my cancer diagnosis the same way I attack training and competing, and that's pretty fearless.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
I didn't get nervous when I ran, but I get nervous watching other people now. I root for anybody with a USA on their chest.
If a girl came up to me and asked me out, that's a little forward. Guys like it when girls play hard to get!
I don't like baggy clothes and looking like anything sloppy. The arms have to fit. The collar has to look perfect.
