Sport is born clean and it would stay that way if it was the athletes who ran it for the pleasure of taking part, but then the fans and the media intervene and finish up by corrupting it with the pressure that they exercise.

Some people say I make mistakes, I just say that in fact this is the secret of enjoying life. I hate monotony. Why don't they leave me freedom of choice? Peopl…

Anyone who isn't strong is left in a corner, no one asks for their autograph, they are abandoned in the cold shadows. Those who win, however, become icons.

Fame is almost a poison. I couldn't care less, in fact I lived better when I was a nobody.

There was open collusion between the Russian players. They agreed ahead of time to draw the games they played against each other. Every time they drew they gav…

There is a cancer on the presidency.

My heart was beating. I got sick in my stomach and my hands were sweating - everything you feel when you are under pressure. I've been nervous before, but noth…