I hate the cliche of 'just have fun, ' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all.

For most of us a job is bread and butter and for most of others its just bread and butter.

He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.

The struggle to learn to listen to and respect our own intuitive inner promptings is the greatest challenge of all.

I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball.

I love it when I come across a word I don't know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren't smart enough to come along with me.

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.

They're a very offensive team and even without Thierry Henry they can still do damage to you all over the pitch. (on Arsenal)

Women in business, women in employment anywhere face a very different set of challenges than their male counterparts.

He traced the genealogy of the feeling.