For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

Go in any direction..seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!

You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.

Today was not about times, it was about getting in there, enjoying the race, and enjoying the atmosphere

I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio...

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog while out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of.

Actually I don't choose to expose myself in public. I choose to compete; the other side just comes with the package.

Be simple and kind with a loving heart. These attributes make you more beautiful and attractive than any make up.

I'm a hypocrite, of course, and I live with that, but I live.

Timing is everything. That's a cliche. Now. If I'd said that a long time ago, I'd have been original.

Groan under gold, yet weep for want of bread.

There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us.

Affluence = abundant flow.

Theres no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.

If any fall by the hand of violence, others will continue the blessed work.

Dark' and 'blackish' are not the same concept.

I love like the 80s look - 80s and early 90s, like the high-waisted jeans and the crop tops, and the floral prints, and flowers and stuff like that. Big baggy jumpers... yeah, stuff like that.