Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

I could sit there and eat pasta all day long and not worry about it when I was younger, and now I really have to focus on making sure I set a good example for my kids.

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.

Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.