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I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.

I think we should bring up our children with much less pressure to compete and get ahead: no comparing one child with another, at home or in school; no grades. Let athletics be primarily for fun, and let them be organized by children and youths themselves.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.

One thing I want to do is create something called Ring Around Congress. It would be a state deal and also a national thing, where the kids, as a field trip, will go and join hands around Congress and give the politicians report cards on how they're voting on hunger issues.

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that sort of position who has shown an interest in youth fitness, to let them know why this sort of program is so important. I give the same message when I speak at conferences.

I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.

I wanted to use sports for social change.