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I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

I do not take up a responsibility unless I am sure of putting my heart and soul into it.

I explain to athletes, you're supposed to be a well-oiled machine. You're supposed to be in better shape than the people watching you. You're supposed to be an unbelievable specimen of a human being. You have to treat your body different while you're performing.

I've done whatever it takes to prove I am a clean athlete.

I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.

As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.

We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.

An athlete may not know what they're putting in their body.

If you don't do it the way coaches ask you to do something, and someone else does it the way it's supposed to be done, that's just natural life.

I always feel a responsibility to the people I write about. I feel obligated to portray them in the way they feel is proper.