“I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”

“My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.”

“Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.”

“Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.”

“Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.”

“In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.”

“I am the perfect version of me.”

“But if you tame me, then weshall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, Ishall be unique in all the world.”

“I don't want the world to keep turning without me on it.”

“Going green doesnt start with doing green acts it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with every choice you make, you are voting either for or against the...”

“All our wisdom is stored in the trees.”

“Green and living jewels drip into my eyes" from the poem "All Green and Living Things" in the book "Terra Affirmative”

“A basket of ripe fruit is holier than any prayer book.”

“People who want to climb mountains just like taking metaphors for real. So when I say I could murder for a mangosteen, I hope you dont think Im going to go out and do that.”

“In the sacred season, we shall harvest the ripen fruit.”