Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.

Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

Training the body to obey the mind as I have done differs from the more conventional method of getting the mind to obey the body.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

I love hiking in the mountains in Aspen. Breathing the clean, fresh air is great. Plus, it gives me a cardiovascular workout and firms my legs.

Single-mindedness. I hate to say it because I don't think it's the best thing for developing a person, but the single-mindedness - just concentrating in the one area - that's what it takes to be a champion.

A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.