I played lacrosse for a hot second, but I was mainly a swimmer - captain of my swim team.
A human life is a schooling for eternity.
Soup simmering, music of idle gossip, yammering kids, domestic chaos - long adjusted to this rolling scene, you show them your lofty calm.
You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.
The key to your happiness is to own your slippers, own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don't. If you keep saying your slippers aren't yours, then you'll die searching, you'll die bitter, always feeling you were promised more. Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.
The coaching profession doesn't hand you any gifts.