I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

The opportunity is there,

The opportunity is there,

Given that our first quarter is usually negatively affected by a number of seasonal factors, I am encouraged that these read more

Given that our first quarter is usually negatively affected by a number of seasonal factors, I am encouraged that these positive results reflect a very good start to 2006.

The Welfare to Work program has worked.

The Welfare to Work program has worked.

My mom says for a good half-hour he searches for me everywhere, so it's hard to leave him when I read more

My mom says for a good half-hour he searches for me everywhere, so it's hard to leave him when I know he does that.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

(Parents) have a real kind of deep-seated opinion that the quality of education is not as high, whether the stories read more

(Parents) have a real kind of deep-seated opinion that the quality of education is not as high, whether the stories are valid or invalid.

You know you've achieved perfection in design,
Not when you have nothing more to add,
But when you have read more

You know you've achieved perfection in design,
Not when you have nothing more to add,
But when you have nothing more to take away.