I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of: a) The dark b) Cold shivers up your spine c) Strange noises d) Going so fast you feel like your face is peeling off In other words, I thought it was awesome.
I am a journalist and, under the modern journalist's code of Olympian objectivity (and total purity of motive), I am absolved of responsibility. We journalists don't have to step on roaches. All we have to do is turn on the kitchen light and watch the critters scurry.
Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves?
With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.
If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.
Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create entire landscapes with nothing.
Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we are made of. This is what we do. This is what it's all about.
Never put an age limit on your dreams.
The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.
I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work
You're either an Olympian or not in swimming.
With Great power comes great need to take a nap
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.
It's all about the journey, not the outcome.
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
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