Chris Cleave Quotes

Cancer isn't going to slow me down.

I just want people to know you can get through stuff. I hope people can see that in what my life has been and where it is going.

'Suena' is what the essence of the Olympics are about. There are the best athletes in the world up on one stage. The love and admiration and respect for each other is amazing to see.

My purpose is far greater than my pain.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

John, you have broken many times, physically and otherwise, and you have always grown stronger, but what you don't really understand in my humble opinion is how much courage you give the rest of us looking at you.

If you see Michael Johnson running a race, and he beats someone by three strides, that's really dominating, but it's beautiful.

My favorite phrase is, 'God only gives struggles to people who can overcome it.' I saw it in a book, and it helped me out so much.

I want people to use my story to stand up, be strong-willed and persevere.

Everyone is at their best against the champions.

I don't feel competition at all. I just feel like I want to be the best. In everything that Michael (Jackson) did, he was the best. When he was dancing, when he was singing, he always wanted to be the best, and that's me... He's the guideline.

My main inspirations are the people around me, heartbreaks, frustration and everything that makes you feel stronger than you should.

The strength and clarity of your vision will lift you out of the depth of any hardship.

Bill Russell helped make my dream a better dream because when you play with the best, you know you have to play your best.

I had to overcome a lot of things, but with that, I've inspired a lot of people.

My momma wasn't a weak person and she wasn't a complainer. So I don't wanna be like that.

If you want to be one of the best, you have to look at the best.

I saw his scars - the visible ones-and saw how breaking him had not made him any less beautiful. If anything, he stood stronger, because he'd survived.

The way to get things done is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.

All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out.

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

Style makes you feel great because it takes your mind off the fact that you're going to die.

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.

Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement.