It's a tough sport, and I've been at it a long time.

I don't personally feel that I've lost my fire.

I haven't played a lot as a centre-back, but in those games, I feel like I did well.

I am lucky to be a film director. I can create, express. It proves that I am still alive and the Khmer Rouge did not succeed in destroying me.

My dad left when I was a little boy and I grew up with my mother's family. There were foundations in the U.S. where Jewish people got together and sent money to Cuba, so we got some of that. We were a...

I had held titles in all the major U.K. organisations, but we were struggling to make ends meet. There were times you don't have a fight lined up, and the bills are stacking up.

Anybody can have a dip in form.

A cactus doesn't live in the desert because it likes the desert; it lives there because the desert hasn't killed it yet.

Usually if you haven't figured out how you want to play tennis yourself, it is hard to accept the failures of playing five sets.

It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing.

In this business, you're dependent on the writer, the filmmaker, the luck of beating out who knows how many people for the part. I'm over getting torn up about that.

I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.

If you can force yourself to get through failures and pull something out of them, they can teach you a lot.

When it blows here, even the seagulls walk.

If you're not getting it perfect, life is still going to go around. The world still turns. It's going to be OK. Tomorrow is a new day.

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood the depth, character, and stability you need to go through racism. She taught me...

I let people make remarks about me, but it doesn't touch me, all those remarks.

When you get to the big leagues, the talent pool is on such a level playing field, you have to find a way to separate yourself from incredibly talented guys. Especially when you go through the...

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can...

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

We had very few things. I had a couple pairs of jeans, a couple shirts. And same with my mom and sister. I think my sister had, like, two toys. We were living off of instant noodles.

I had to learn how to trust my gut. Trust what I know to be right... not right, but not waver on who I am. Know who I am, know what I want, and know it. Not waver on it and be secure in that. And I...

There are going to be peaks and valleys in everything - in your marriage, in your job, in your life. So just enjoy the peaks and ride out the valleys. Just try not to do anything too rash.

I'm not one to think of burying my head in the sand - I've always been a positive person and still am now.

You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers...