Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration.

My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.

Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies.

Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses.

A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout.

The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.

Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.

I think that money has changed my sport.

Understand from top to bottom what the effort requires.

I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease.

A key factor is to do training that is fun.

Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement requires more investigation and concentration.

Realize that from the start, every activity that comprises the journey has value and the ability to teach you something.

Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions of people who might not be Olympians.

Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same.

The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years.

Whatever pursuit you undertake, the requirements should start with a love of what it is that you are pursuing.

Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.

The Olympic movement is divided into two very distinct eras.

If it were easy, it would have no value.

The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens.

The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.

As I mentioned previously, the tools that allow for optimum health are diet and exercise.

There is no one magic move or secret that creates victory, but lots of little items that when added together can make you victorious.

My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.

I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.

The ability to mingle with so many countries and cultures is extremely valuable for men and women.

Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.

It is always possible to improve.

We have made drugs an Olympic event. It receives most of the coverage at the Games and even the suspicion of guilt can ruin a reputation for life.

Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin to construct the sites faster.

When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.

During the 60's, drug use was in fashion in the U.S.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.

Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life.

I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.

National honor is the national property of the highest value.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.

But if you believe in Christ and that your main goal with your life is supposed to be to honor Him and do His will, then you don't have as much pressure as someone who bases all their happiness on whether they're a movie star.