Beauty Worx

"Our happiness is certainly mixed in with the tragedies of life. You have to find the lemonade. You have to find the silver lining in the middle of everything that happens in life."

"I didn’t have anybody. Really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life."

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

"I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.”

"Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and still be feminine."

"I’m trying to take the stigma off the word [ambitious] so we encourage more little girls to be ambitious, because I do think that’s how society will change.”

"You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them."

"I love hearing educated people speak and just shut everyone up. Knowledge is always the loudest voice."

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

"I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am."

"Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths."