Back Quote by Sue Barker

I feel lucky to keep playing tennis, being healthy all those years, to compete in one of the most beautiful events of the year,…

— Rafael Nadal

I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it, but there…

— Gael Monfils

I was glad I did a year abroad, because it helped me as an athlete and as a person. That took me out of…

— Paula Radcliffe

Sports has given me the opportunity to travel around the world and see new countries and meet so many different people. I've gained new…

— Vitali Klitschko

Since turning professional at 18, I have travelled the world playing the game that I love and consider myself a global player. As the…

— Rory McIlroy

But sport is about character. It is about understanding how a team works, about pushing the team. I also wanted to do it because…

— Sol Campbell

When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing…

— Roger Bannister

In Britain, we don't appreciate people who have been a major success in sport. It is grudgingly given to you.

— Stephen Hendry

That's what defines the best athletes: being capable of showing up year after year at the highest level.

— Ada Hegerberg

The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.

— Bonnie Blair

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

— Lynn Davies

Sports plays an interesting role in society. The greatest sportsmen have platforms to speak out on issues and really affect how the public thinks…

— Hakeem Olajuwon