I Grew Up In Athletics, Where People

Life Is A Full-contact Sport, And There's A Score Up On The Board.

Success Means Different Things In Different Parts Of My Life, But Overall If I Have To Define Ultimately What Success Means - The Bottom Line - Then For Me It's If The Family Is Healthy And Happy.

Be Your Authentic Self. Your Authentic Self Is Who You Are When You Have No Fear Of Judgment, Or Before The World Starts Pushing You Around And Telling You Who You're Supposed To Be. Your Fictional Self Is Who You Are When You Have A Social Mask On To Please Everyone Else. Give Yourself Permission To Be Your Authentic Self.

Unless You Know Who You Are, You Will Always Be Vulnerable To What People Say.

If Your Neighbor Has A Completely Different View On Abortion, Gay Marriage, Stem Cell Research, All Of Those Things, You Still Are Both Americans. Neither One Of You Is Necessarily More Patriotic Than The Other. Neither Loves Their Country Any More Than The Other One Does.