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.

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.

When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.

I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.

Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.

I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.

It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.