"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win."
"I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person."
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Source: Speed: the sequel by Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2007.
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