It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter. Dan Marino
It's not to much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through & past the falls. Marilyn Monroe
It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day. Ryan Lochte
It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater. Cathy Rigby
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. Gail Devers
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you. Mmuhammad ali
Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in. Michael Chabon
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. Leo Buscaglia
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself. Philip Larkin