Every time I reach a major milestone in my career, I expect it to make more of a difference than it does, and I guess that means I'm in the sport for the right reasons. I'm not in it to win it because winning can only last for so long, and it's a very fickle thing, sport.

My job is to give 100 per cent so that I can walk away completely satisfied with the race I put together irrespective of placings.

My job isn't to create history; it's to go out there and perform at my best.

I think fathers were put on Earth to embarrass their daughters.

Often in football a game is really balanced and one small detail will make the difference between winning and losing. We try to find the detail that makes the difference for us.

The trial of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has kept me fascinated and shocked in equal measure. But like many women, I was relieved this week when he was found guilty of culpable homicide after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart.

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.