Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.

Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.

Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we bridge that gap,' that so-called Digital Divide? How can we get internet into every home possible?

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.