I have just accepted certain things and it makes it easier. I accept I will get injured. I accept I cannot win every race. I work hard to decrease the chances of those things happening but I accept they will happen. A lot of people don't accept it. They get injured, they go crazy.

If you're the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again.

I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration.

It was not perfect but I'm very happy. It could have been better, but I'm now looking forward to my second race of the season.

For me he (Tendulkar) is one of the greatest cricketers

If I can stay [involved] with the sport, we can find different ways to motivate people and preach to them and explain to them that all they need is dedication to the sport.

If you feel strongly about something and you want to voice your opinion, I feel it's your right, so, that's how I look at it because that's how life is.