In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.

Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is the true glory of sport.

At some point in every person's life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it's your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.