“By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower”

“You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.”

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine: it is lethal.”

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

“When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.”

“I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.”

“The ego is not master in its own house.”

“Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.”

“Dedication makes dreams come true.”

“Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.”

“The minute you learn to love yourself, you won't want to be anyone else”

“Going in one more round when you don’t think you can, that’s what makes all the differ...”

“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.”