Quotes About Growth

The whole point of 'The New Mutants' was that the oldest of them, Sam, and maybe Dani Moonstar... they're 15. Rahne is 13. They are kids still. The whole point of being kids is half, if not two thirds of the time, they're making mistakes.

I think the cruise industry has come of age. And older people my age are attracted to the cruise ship industry. And they are booming right now, and all over the world they are booming. And I think they're for the golden oldies, and there are more and more of them around.

I am an oldies act - yes, I am - there's that part of me, but I am so much more than that.

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.

If someone told me a couple years ago, 'You're going to be deep into show jumping with horses,' I would be like, I didn't even know that's an Olympic sport.

The Chicago Special Olympics prove a very fundamental fact, the fact that exceptional children - children with mental retardation - can be exceptional athletes, the fact that through sports they can realize their potential for growth.

I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.

The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.

I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts of folks.

When I was 16, coming up through now at 24, it was so much I thought I had to change about myself. Especially after I won the Olympics.

You grow through the conflict and you emerge together. I think that's what the Olympics are all about.

When I participated in Rio Olympics in 2016, I failed to grab a medal. But it was a learning experience.

I grew up in Omaha and Milwaukee, and was always a very inquisitive kid.

I'm from a farm town that when I was a kid was about an hour outside of Omaha.

I'm more mature, my game is more mature, and I can do a bunch of things on and off the court to fully maximize this team's potential.

Growing up, your whole goal and dream is to make the NHL. Once you get there, you kind of have to expand your goals on and off the ice. It took a little bit of time for me to do that, but again, with age and maturity you understand what you want more and how to achieve those things.

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

You have to approach every day and try and get better on and off the field.

One of the hard things in my life has been balancing my education with my acting career, because I've been acting since the age of seven, on and off, just doing little parts and things. I've always been very keen to stay in school.

Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.

I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.

I'm trying to get better on and off the golf course at all times so I think it's a work in progress all day long.

I think that's the biggest thing, just helping me grow on and off the court. It's always what I've been about, and I think that's special.

I've become more mature on and off the court, and I've learned how to deal with some of those big occasions much better.