What would Heracles have been if he had said, How am I to prevent a big lion from appearing, or a big boar, or brutal men? What care you, I say? If a big boar appears, you will have a greater struggle to engage in; if evil men appear, you will free the world from evil men.

He know where He wants to take me, and He'll get me there, in spite of myself.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!

I was made welcome in New Jersey. They were excited to have me. They told me they expected me to have bad games, and they expected me to have good games. That allowed me to gain confidence and continue to get better.

My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to let circumstance paralyze them. They knew sometimes you just had to take some new initiative. I think they passed that on to all of us... If you don't find a way, you make one.

Those who used to ask my father to be ashamed of himself for training us in wrestling now say they wish they have daughters like me.

When we long for a live without difficulties, remind us that diamonds are made under pressure and oaks grow strong in contrary winds.

What are the hurricane winds, internal and external, that prevent us from becoming all God intends?

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.

I went through a lot of battles in high school.