When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.