I'm the biggest draw in the sport, and I'm a woman.

Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't have so much in the way between me and my opponent.

Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.

There's nothing like the vast, dark Atlantic to remind you of your mortality. But terror can also be exhilarating.

Always, some great culture is dying to enrich the soil of new harvests, some civlization is crumbling to rubbish to be the hill of a more beautiful city, some race is spending itself that a lower and more barbarous world may inherit its stored treasure house.

Most people are remarkably resilient. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear.