I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.

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After you have the basics down it's all mental.

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My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.

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The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

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All of us have an 'inner clock,' a certain pace at which we function most comfortably and effectively.

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Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

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There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

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People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.

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I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

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I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.

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