I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.

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.

The exact symptom of sad people is their innocence and honesty but these kind of people always at the top of success...

The more you practice the better you'll be, the harder you train the great in you they'll see.

Our first stop was red square, the heart of Moscow - if Moscow has one.

I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.

Through American history, we have had populist movements that often, often, often have this ugly racial element. But, often, there are warning signs of some deeper social and economic problem.

Nobody understands me, I'm really sensitive.

Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.

Bed is the perfect climate.

If I had my life to live over, I would never dream

Stories help me. To live. To work. To find the meaning hidden in every dream, ever leaf, every drop of dew.