I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

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.

Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!

The trouble with the opera is there's always to much singing.

That's your friend. My husband is my best friend. He's not the mirror that holds up my flaws. He's just the guy who's like, 'I think you're terrific'... It's just simple, showing up for each other.

Most women want their youth back again; but I wouldn't have mine back at any price. The worst years of my life are behind me, and my best ones ahead.

Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable.

In the end, photography for me is just an excuse to get to know the world.

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.

I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

When I finally write the first sentence, I want to know everything that happens, so that I am not inventing the story as I write it - rather, I am remembering a story that has already happened.