"I always kept my eyes on the finish line."

"If you don't try to win, then why keep score?"

"People say it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you can't eat four gold medals."

"When I came back, after all this publicity, I was still a second-class citizen."

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."