“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.” Arthur Schopenhauer

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You musn’t lose it.” Robin Williams

“The pleasure which is at once is the most pure, the most elevating, and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” Edgar Allen  Poe

“Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.” Franklin Pierce

“I got a rock stuck in my nose at recess.” Overheard in the lobby of my gym.

“Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.” Vince Lombardi

“Chess is intellectual gymnastics.” Wilhelm Steinitz
“When I go in to compete, whether it’s gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.” Shannon Miller