Don't let anyone persuade you that anything we do in life less than our own best, is a worthy thing. read more

Don't let anyone persuade you that anything we do in life less than our own best, is a worthy thing. You must never compromise with your life. We know when we are doing first-rate things. When we satisfy ourselves with second-rate things, it is the beginning of a long, long death. We die from that minute.

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.

I think the first half we were a little sloppy in different parts of the field, but I think in read more

I think the first half we were a little sloppy in different parts of the field, but I think in the second half we were much more solid. Obviously, we could have scored more goals.

Some guys don't think Justin lifts hard, then we test and he's extremely strong for his weight. His max has read more

Some guys don't think Justin lifts hard, then we test and he's extremely strong for his weight. His max has gone up 50 pounds in just about everything.

Among those people lucky enough, if you will, to have actually been brought to trial as a political prisoner, several read more

Among those people lucky enough, if you will, to have actually been brought to trial as a political prisoner, several historians have said there has not been one acquittal since the Bolshevik Revolution.

You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live read more

You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science. I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it.

This is a massive scalp for us - the biggest result in the 22-year history of the club.

This is a massive scalp for us - the biggest result in the 22-year history of the club.

The No. 1 thing the victim wants is for this to be over with. For some victims the process, it's read more

The No. 1 thing the victim wants is for this to be over with. For some victims the process, it's months later (and) you're getting this call, and you've got to show up again. It's all going to come back up again, and you feel that you've managed to forget about it you're sleeping through the night the last thing you want is to bring this all back up again.

Teaching and learning go hand and hand and to achieve student learning I believe that it is essential to engage read more

Teaching and learning go hand and hand and to achieve student learning I believe that it is essential to engage the students. To achieve this, I make use of video, computer animations, PowerPoint and any other multimedia tool I can find. If you engage the class, active learning will follow.