Quotes About Support

I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with disabilities become more independent and more included in their communities.

I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs.

Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold medal, though, is my daughter, Karsen, who is 18 months old. And I have a wonderful husband, Mike.

The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.

I have been so inspired by the Special Olympics athletes that I have been so fortunate to meet, and I am excited to continue my involvement in the Special Olympics Movement.

My dad saw it as a goal before I did, when I was 12 years old. I didn't think competing in Olympics was possible until I was 16.

Special Olympics is such an empowering organization for the thousands of athletes involved and those of us like myself who lend support to them.

At the Olympics, for those eight minutes of each fight, all that attention was on me. Either the crowd is with you or against you.

Every time I turn on the Olympics there is somebody that I know and have had intense conversations with, and that's cool.

Who doesn't like the Olympics? Everyone does, but who is going to pay for it?

I try and help my team-mates as best I can, and I lead from the front, on and off the field.

I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.

I couldn't care less what people have got to say as long as I have the backing from the people that matter - the gaffer, family, and my team-mates - and they know what I am like as a person on and off the pitch. That's all that matters.

I'm always happy for guys who are enjoying the game and maximizing their potential on and off the court.

The fans have always helped me get through good things and bad things on and off the golf course.

Ashish Sharma and I are close friends and we share a very good bond on and off sets.

When your dad is your father, best friend and mentor, all in one, it's hard to explain what he brings. He brings confidence and self-awareness through my game, on and off the court. I'm blessed to have him.

It's fun to work with men. They don't bully you. On the contrary, they guide you and become one of your buddies.

Aamir is a very mature and understanding person. Our relationship has not harmed my career in any way; on the contrary, it has helped me a lot.

I think, more than my husband, my mother-in-law gets excited and proud and what not whenever she sees me on-screen.

It was not me failing that I was scared of. It was failing those people back home who believe in you. They only delivered the newspaper once a week where I lived in Oklahoma, and those people lived and died with the box score of my games.

Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts.