One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to
discipline your life. No matter how read more

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to
discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be
willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to
the top.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches
you a lesson.

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. read more

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is that we are
being educated when we know it least.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become read more

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are -- and have always been.

It's always too early to quit.

It's always too early to quit.

An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.

An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.