“Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints w...” — Pat Summitt Quote

“Have you ever walked along a shoreline, only to have your footprints washed away? That's what Alzheimer's is like. The waves erase the marks we leave behind, all the sand castles. Some days are better than others.”

“I think I can help others just by my example.”

“I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.”

“I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.”

“Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.”

“Competition got me off the farm and trained me to seek out challenges and to endure setbacks; and in combination with my faith, it sustains me now in my fight with Alzheimer's disease.”

“Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, brain and spinal cord disorders, diabetes, cancer, at least 58 diseases could potentially be cured through stem cell research, diseases that touch every family in America and in the world.”

“When people say, 'You have Alzheimer's,' you have no idea what Alzheimer's is. You know it's not good. You know there's no light at the end of the tunnel. That's the only way you can go. But you really don't know anything about it. And you don't know what to expect.”

“Alzheimer's is such an insidious disease.”

“Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.”

“Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.”

“I'm hoping I don't get Alzheimer's.”