I don't want to live on my past performances and say that I did well then.

When you play for your country, you remember all your performances, starting from the Under-19 days.

Competition is always good.

I used to be short-tempered on the field when it came to winning or losing.

Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal.

The mission of the Secret Service (to keep the president of the United States safe and secure) is, by its very nature, pivotal to the proper functioning of the country, and any failure to accomplish this mission has the potential to cause an immediate international crisis.

I think we are paying a lot of attention to China one way or the other. They are a big factor in the world. They are successful; they are growing. They want to grow their influence, and all the countries in Asia want to be their friend and want to benefit from China's development and success.

No matter what your company does - build, manage, produce, import - as an owner, you can't avoid the hard work and skip straight to success. No class can give you that, no YouTube video can teach it, and no book can mark it off your list.