I speak to God every day.

I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit.

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God.

I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't wait to go off on my own.

When I began singing, it was the first time I was happy in my life. As a baby, I would stop crying when I heard a great singer.

My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true.

People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular.