Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment.
There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.
My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too.
The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
I can’t remember the last day I didn’t train.
Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.
You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.
No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that’s the exciting part.
I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
If I can take it, I can make it.