Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

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

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.

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.