Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day.
It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking.
The more sleep you get in before the clock turns midnight, the more rested you feel no matter what time your alarm goes off.
You are going to fail, and failing, for me, is as joyful as succeeding. Failing means that there is something to learn, and we can improve and do it better next time.
Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people.
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
Tim: [a Brachiosaur] It looks like it has a cold. Dr. Alan Grant: Yeah, maybe.
For many years, I hated nature. As a student, I refused to put a plant anywhere - a living plant, that is. Dead plants were OK.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television and the print media.
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.
My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.
I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it.
Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.
I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
It's hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success.
