Success for me is not to have all the medals. Success for me is to always do your best and try to develop and get better at every event.

If I do my best -- and I always do my best -- I'm satisfied,

It's not serious. Her ankle will be strapped up and we will have to see how it reacts,

This was the most difficult competition of my career due to the injury. I knew I had to reach the finish line before Eunice to get the gold, and that's what I did.

I was not confident about my foot and I was not able to push hard on it. If you are not confident it is impossible to be at your best.

I think I will be able to beat my own personal best but Jackie Joyner-Kersee's world record is too good.

I sacrifice so much for my sport. Everything I do is geared towards improving my next performance.

I love competing, and of course I am very disappointed, but the (European championships) is the highlight of the year, maybe even my career, and that is when I want to be at my best.

I am capable of of beating my personal best (7001 pts set at the 2003 world championships in Paris) but the world record seems too high.

I am disappointed because I love competing, but the Europeans are the highlight of the year.