I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally.

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.

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white dude would come into my neighbourhood after dark.

Go jogging? And get hit by a meteor?

To name something is to wait for it in the place you think it will pass.

Nothing bigger can come to a human being than to love a great cause more than life itself.

In nature, there is less death and destruction than death and transmutation.

Giving a party is like having a baby: its conception is more fun than its completion; and once you have begun it, it is almost impossible to stop.

I had a very good package for Phoenix, but at other tracks we do not have the power. The Brazilian Grand Prix was maybe closer to the reality.

The freedom to create is somehow linked with facility of access to those obscure regions below the conscious mind.

Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.