“It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.”

The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or at best one matching outfit with a closet and laundry bag full of incongruous accumulations. A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

Only by Gods grace have I made it to see today and only by Gods grace will I ever see tomorrow.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

The secret is, first, get a thoroughbred horse because they are the most nervous animals on earth. Then get the biggest gun you can find and make sure the starter fires that big gun right by the nervous thoroughbred’s ear.

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

Although I wasn’t invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn’t invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

It was bad enough to have toppled from the Olympic heights to make my living competing with animals. But the competition wasn’t even fair. No man could beat a race horse, not even for 100 yards.

I fought, I fought harder, but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over.

I had four gold medals, but you can’t eat four gold medals.

Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

People come out to see you perform and you’ve got to give them the best you have within you.

I’d noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we’d play games where there was running or jumping.

There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn’t show up.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it.

To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.