Al Oerter

I don't think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at each other.

To exercise at or near capacity is the best way I know of reaching a true introspective state. If you do it right, it can open all kinds of inner doors.

I never set out to beat the world. I just set out to do my absolute best.

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.

I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.