Sports Are A Metaphor For Life.

The Kind Of Hope I'm Talking About Is The Belief That Something Good Will Come. That Everything You're Going Through And Everything You've Gone Through Will Be Worth The Struggles And Frustrations. The Kind Of Hope I'm Talking About Is A Deep Belief That The World Can Be Changed, That The Impossible Is Possible.

I Never Aspired To Be 2nd. I Was Taught... You Can Do Whatever You Want In This World, So Why Not Be The Best In The World?

I Kind Of Like To Think Of Myself As The Bad Girl Olympian That Would Get Kicked Out Of The Miss America Pageant.

Reality Tv Is Set Up To Make People Entertaining. A Good Person With Values And Principles Is Not Good Television.

My Father Would Say, 'ronnie, You're Going To Be Someone Special. Whatever It Is That You Want To Do, You're Going To Be The Best In The World At It.'