Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.

When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person; it is only in their company that we are really and truly alive.

We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Gymnastics, for me, gave me a lot of self-pride: that drive to want to be great at something for myself. But it also gave me a sense of appreciation toward God. Now that I'm getting older, I really appreciate the talents God gave me. Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.

Religion is a comprehensive concept. According to our learned people, our scholars, to pave the path for public welfare in worldly life and to provide spiritual uplift is part of religion. I think a yogi can do both things quite easily. And I manage to balance both worldly and spiritual concerns.

I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.