Too many people try to put these championships on a par with the world championships or the Olympics but they are not -- never have been, never will be.

I don't know why in the world you would want to turn Cream Ridge into suburbia. I tell people it's the best kept secret in New Jersey.

People need to know there are good things happening. Unfortunately, people are going to read about Joe Horn pulling out the cell phone or Kobe Bryant [accused of sexual assault]. And it feeds on itself. People talk about it because it is so bad for our society. And people tend to believe athletes are so bad and so self-centered.

Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us don't even have a passport! Just a handful can speak a language other than English (and we don't even speak that very well.)

[State Rep. Pete Rios calls him] an impressive young man. ... I want to encourage young people to get involved in politics. He has a lot of energy. He's intelligent.

My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medallist.