Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

Being from Canada, we never had, like, the basketball games live on TV.

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.

When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work.

I need to spend some time at a club, but I also need to enjoy my football to play my best. I didn't lose my enjoyment at Inter. Sometimes I was disappointed, because every player wants to play, but I always did my best for Inter.