“All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it, if you could.”

“All I did was pray to God, every day. In prison camp, the main prayer was, 'Get me home alive, God, and I'll seek you and serve you.' I came home, got wrapped up in the celebration, and forgot about the hundreds of promises I'd made to God.”

“Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate. You're hurting yourself. And that's a healing. Actually, it's a real healing, forgiveness.”

“That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up you fight to the finish. ”

“Positive self-esteem must be preceded by self-respect. To get self-respect you have to do something good.”

“I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.”

“I was raised to face any challenge.”

“It was all in His hands now - as it had always been.”

“The Bible speaks of the Word of God as added. Sometimes it's planted by the wayside, and nothing grows there. Sometimes it's sown among the thorns and represents the person who makes the decision an then goes back to his old life of bars and chasing women or whatever. A third seed is sown among the rocks. There's sand and dirt between the rocks, and when it rains you'll see a stalk of green coming up. But on the first day with sunshine it wilts because there is no room for roots.The fourth seed is planted on fertile soil, and finally it takes hold and has a chance to grow and live. That's what happened to me.”

“To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.”

“All I knew was that hate was so deadly as any poison and did no one any good. You had to control and eliminate it, if you could.”