“A good career is a long-lasting career. When you're there in every competition doing a good job you're a part of an elite, and that's the most important thing.”

“Competing helps me to polish my shape.”

“I am the only girl in the family so everyone pampered me.”

“I believe the reason for my early independence is sport, through which I learnt at an early stage to take care of myself and be disciplined.”

“I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.”

“I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.”

“I realized that health is the most important thing and that all the other things come with time if you are devoted enough.”

“People don't come to stadiums only to see results. They come to see a reaction, they want to see we are also human, that we can cry or laugh.”

“People like scandals.”

“Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.”

“Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future.”

“The Olympics must be my curse or something.”