I Want To Keep My Private Life

I Felt So Full Of Gratitude And Humility That I Clasped My Hands In Front Of Me, Closed My Eyes And Said A Silent Prayer Of Thanks To God... I Had At Last Achieved Something I'd Wanted For So Long... My Insides Bubbled With Happiness. It Was A Dream Come True.

Between 1991 And 1997 I Had Really Serious Asthma.

I Decided That I Was Going To Go To The Olympics To See If I Had Made The Right Decision To Retire Because I Knew That If I'd Made The Mistake Of Retiring I Would Know During And After Those Games In Athens.

I Feel Like I've Reached An Age Where I Can Relax A Little Bit With The Knowledge Of What I've Been Through, Take All That Experience And Use It. I Love The Challenge Of Trying To Get Back To Where I've Been, And Beyond It.

Twenty Seconds Before A Race, There's Absolute Focus. The Key Thing Is To Achieve Relaxation, But At The Same To Have Absolute Total Control. You've Got To Find The Balance Between Being Totally Ready To Go And Being Really At Peace With Yourself As Well.