“Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.”

“The only handicap in life is a bad attitude.”

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”

“it doesn't matter what the challenge is -athletics, business, romance, health, academics, the arts- the rule for getting up is the same. you just get up!”

“you always have to keep things fun. if you don't, no matter how many awards you win or how much money you make, you will never be happy.”

“My job was to make sure that my pain was not visible to the audience. They came to escape their troubles, not to be drawn into my own pain.”

“What's the point of doing anything if it's easy? It's so much more valuable when a challenge has to be overcome.”