For me, watching Sergio Aguero week in week out helps my game massively, and I'm sure the other girls would say the same about various other players.

Once you are on court, everything is different. I focus on the match.

I am not running after gold medals; I am running after time. And once I get that, gold medals will run after me.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.

It's great to see my hard work paying off, even if it's not finished.

Let your devotional life be the beacon that guides you through the tough terrain you will face.

Don't ever be discouraged with yourself because you have not arrived at success, but instead be pleased that you are pressing toward it.

We are not beyond the devil's ability to tempt us, but we can always resist him in Jesus' name. There are days when the battle of the mind seems relentless, but victory always comes to those who refuse to give up. Thomas Edison said, "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

climb mountains swiftly) is "to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon" the "high places [of trouble, suffering or responsibility]!

Doing the right thing once or even a few times does not equal success, but habitually doing right will produce a life worth living. It may not be easy, but it will be worth the effort. The person who never gives up always sees victory.

He who began a good work in you will complete it. Don't give up. Press on. No matter how far you feel you've come—or how far you feel you have to go—don't stop now. Even if you miss the mark terribly, today is a new day. Live for "that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed" you.