You Learn As Much From Those Who

Life Is Often Compared To A Marathon, But I Think It Is More Like Being A Sprinter; Long Stretches Of Hard Work Punctuated By Brief Moments In Which We Are Given The Opportunity To Perform At Our Best.

(natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success

Difficult As It Was To Hear, Slavery Has Benefited Descendants Like Me - I Believe There Is A Superior Athletic Gene In Us.

I Had Already Been Into My Professional Career For Six Years And Had Not Won An Individual Gold Medal At The Olympics. There Was A Tremendous Amount Of Pressure Going Into 1996 To Get It Done.

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.