“Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.”

“If you can react the same way to winning and losing that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life.”

“If you're a champion you have to have it in your heart.”

“You've got to take the initiative and play your game ... confidence makes the difference.”

“I realized that with hard work the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.”

“If you can react the same way to winning and losing that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“once sailed neither the ship nor the shore ever remains the same again.”

“We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.”

“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.”

“Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.”

“when you're a kid, they tell you that it's what's on the inside that counts. Looks don't matter . But that's not true. Guys like Phoebus in The Hunchback, or Dorian, or the old Kyle Kingsbury-- the...”

“Every concept of reality is all in our head, belief is what makes truth.”