I Don't Always Do A Lot Of

The Only Way To Deal With Loss - As A Horribly Unwelcome Guest That You Know Will Show Up Eventually. And So You Deny It And Reject It And Ignore It And Laugh In Its Face. You Toss It Out Into The Street And Push It Away And Fight It Off, And Only It Has Landed Square In Your Lap, Only Then Do You Deal With It.

As An Athlete, I Was Never Really Comfortable With Being A Celebrity.

You Can't Control What The Other Athlete Is Going To Do; You Can't Control Anything Except For Your Competition And How You Execute The Race Or How You Execute The Task.

Opting For Gold Shoes Could Have Been Considered Downright Cocky, But I Was Confident And Never Doubted My Ability To Deliver Gold Medals To Match My Shimmering Footwear.

It Is Important That You Strive For Humility, But Not Humiliation, For A Cool, Level-headed Confidence, Not A Stiff, Delusional Arrogance.