"The more I live the more I realize that being a Champion is not something that happens on the outside of a person alone - it is something that happens on the inside of a person first. Not all winners are champions. At least not to me. There is a difference between true strength and ego. Strength is quiet and steady. Ego is loud and unstable. Strength is modest but ego demands attention. Strength is at peace but ego is never satisfied. Strength is self confident but ego is fearful of other's success. Strength knows it’s worth but ego needs other's applause. Strength has integrity but ego is willing to compromise. Strength celebrates the victories of others but ego must always be first. Strength can bend under failure but ego is fragile and crushed beneath it. Strength can be vulnerable and real but ego will always hide beneath a mask of perfection."