We're smart in that aspect. We know our spots. We get to where we need to be. We press as read more

We're smart in that aspect. We know our spots. We get to where we need to be. We press as much as possible.

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 was only early the next morning that I found out she had come to the service and left from read more

It was only early the next morning that I found out she had come to the service and left from her reception to go to her father's deathbed.

The existing road is the most dangerous elevated structure in California. Its replacement is a very high priority as a read more

The existing road is the most dangerous elevated structure in California. Its replacement is a very high priority as a matter of safety.

I got up and told everyone thanks for their support. I was a little nervous at first. But I speak read more

I got up and told everyone thanks for their support. I was a little nervous at first. But I speak at my church sometimes, so it wasn't too bad.

Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her.

It's a lot of hard work and perseverance finally paying off. When I first got up here in Greeley, it read more

It's a lot of hard work and perseverance finally paying off. When I first got up here in Greeley, it looked like I was going to be the first one gone and never coming back, ... But they saw something they liked and they stuck with me and gave me a bunch of opportunities to prove myself. And finally it's coming to pass that what they thought about me was right and that I can play in this league and be a player on this team.

Obviously, it's a lot of bodies in a classroom, but we don't have any choice, ... We just have to read more

Obviously, it's a lot of bodies in a classroom, but we don't have any choice, ... We just have to kind of make do.

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.