"To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in."

"Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again."

"There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete."

"Life is about timing."

"Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall."

"I tell people, if you really want me to look that good, why don't you cough up about $2 million more and hire Alec or Billy? If you want me to do it, this is what you get."

"The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it."

"I've enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer's program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O'Reilly. I will do it any time."