“Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that.”
“Maybe I was 7 - I probably am exaggerating a little - and immediately was plunged into the fact that there was an official place to put your fantasies. Up until then I didn't know what I would do with them all. It was very exciting for me, and I began very, very early on.”