Blanka Vlasic

“Competing helps me to polish my shape.”

“I realized that health is the most important thing and that all the other things come with time if you are devoted enough.”

“A good career is a long-lasting career. When you're there in every competition doing a good job you're a part of an elite, and that's the most important thing.”

“People don't come to stadiums only to see results. They come to see a reaction, they want to see we are also human, that we can cry or laugh.”

“I am the only girl in the family so everyone pampered me.”

“Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.”

“Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future.”

“People like scandals.”

“I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.”

“The Olympics must be my curse or something.”

“I believe the reason for my early independence is sport, through which I learnt at an early stage to take care of myself and be disciplined.”

“I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.”