When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you.

You've got to be a little bored to be doing really good training.

Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon.

How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.

My schedule is too overwhelmingly full to think about the future.

Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others'.

I don't drink. I don't kiss girls. These things do an athlete in.

The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have.

I stay as far away from politics as possible, or any controversy.

I've always believed that I could do whatever I set my mind to do.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self.

Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.

I just love boxing. Train to get there and to just fight somebody.

Every single element, even the most hair-raising, can be improved.

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

I've never been one that was on a diet, because I always ate well.

She (Daria) has Sergei's wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me.

When kids my age were picking up toy cars, I used to buy toy guns.

My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.

The more you have, the more people want to use you and damage you.

I didn't always have friends so I am careful to take care of them.

Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.

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

I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.

Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels.

I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.

Advancement only come with habitually doing more than you are asked

If you feel like eating, eat. Let your body tell you what it wants.

I don't describe myself as a nationalist, but I do love my country.

I want to be as self-reliant as possible and do it all from within.

It's not a bad idea to have gossip and talking points in athletics.

I'm looking forward to being a mom and a wife and a business owner.

No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody.

Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough.

Tell me your thinking, and I'll tell you what your life looks like.

I think psychoanalyze-pinhead is the important lesson of GNU Emacs.

Ultimately if the body is in tune, most likely the mind is in tune.

I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.

Track and field is tougher physically, but golf is tougher mentally.

Running for money doesn't make you run fast. It makes you run first.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.

Giving interviews is the most difficult thing about being a gymnast.

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

I want to find the best opportunity to become the best in the world.

I don't have to be enemies with someone to be competitors with them.

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