“I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.”

“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”

“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.”

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.”

“You just have to prove to yourself that you can go out there and be the best that you can be and not prove anything to anyone.”

“Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.”

“With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again. That's what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don't want to just stop. I keep going and I try to do more. Everyone always says never give up but you really have to take that to heart and really do never definitely give up. Keep trying.”