My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving.

Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.

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

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.