Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way.
If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.
This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.
I should just stay composed and run to the finish line.
I wanted to play baseball ever since I was 5 years old.
There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.
I miss walking out of the tunnel, the 90 minutes and the adrenalin rush that I'll never, ever replace.
I don't watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.
The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.
Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries.
It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.
I grew up playing soccer and always loved playing it.
Risin up, when you’re weak, makes a person stronger. By standin, thery’re saying that [she] matters, and they matter too. I feel better when I think about how showin respect to one person makes every person makes every person worth more.
If I didn't work as hard as I could, then I think it would be a bit like saying, 'God, thanks for giving me this ability, but I don't really care about it. I'm going to do something else, and I'm not going to work quite as hard.
You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal…Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life. In the end it’s a loser’s game, because we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else.
I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wan...
