The competition out here is incredible and it gets tougher every week. But this week is more exciting for me than any other this year, knowing I have won two in a row and I play well here.

When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

When I did this three years ago, it was like death. When I did it last year, it was like near death. This year, it was just really hard.

only way to maximize potential for performance is to be calm in the mind.

I was lucky. My grandmother stepped up for me and said she would take responsibility for me and a compassionate juvenile judge took a chance and gave me one. They were getting ready to send me away to do real time, but they sent me instead to a juvenile alternative day school. And I guess that was the beginning of my turnaround.