The country remains dependent on oil. But as we are now learning, oil is becoming increasingly scarce.

Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities.

We tend to admire the people in our society who have accumulated such wealth as to seem somehow great. But we shouldn't forget that it was the everyday working class man who made this country great.

Networking is an essential part of building wealth.

When I was a young girl I had to deal with people calling me weird and strange because I spent so much time around boys playing football.

I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.

Once you're on the pitch, you play for your team, and you want to win. During the year, you can play against friends - you can play against big friends and close friends - but once you are on the pitch, this friendship goes away, and you just focus on winning the game.

I'm very lucky to live my life through a sport that I love. I'm in a very privileged position that my work is my hobby.