Along With Trustworthiness, Consistency Is The Thing

The Mind Is Absolutely Instrumental In Achieving Results, Even For Athletes. Sports Psychology Is A Very Small Part, But It's Extremely Important When You're Winning And Losing Races By Hundredths And Even Thousandths Of A Second.

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.

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.

Be Who You Are In Every Situation.

Examine The Opportunities, The Challenges You've Given Yourself.