There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport..

Training of female athletes is so new that the limits of female possibility are still unknown..

In 1997, when I started as a professional athlete, my sport was not like it is now. I needed to develop myself to beat the next generation, but thing….

An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience..

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing..

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers..

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome..

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves..

Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love to play him. And t….

The greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that..

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential..

Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people..

When you need a friend, you can always count on your teammates..

At the other end of the scale I was there with a whole lot of young British athletes so I was getting to see them take their first steps on the inter….

Look at self-satisfied pop singers or greasy, semi-literate athletes. People worship them. Why?” "Because they’re talented..

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing..

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts..

One minute you're a developing athlete trying to get to the top, then the next minute you do well and win a medal somewhere, and then it's all foiste….

People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added press….

We always spend more time on the throwing events and a little bit more on the long jump. They're my weaker events - they don't come as naturally to m….

The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, an….