Growing up, I was a dancer. I wanted to be a choreographer.

It is so important for girls and boys to have a female, strong superhero to look up to.

I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'

Every successful sports season I had included detailed daily itineraries. We received one in the morning and one before practice, and they set us up to win.

I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For me, this is bigger than basketball.

I am very hopeful that my personal success in Qatar will ignite others, especially those in the so-called non-traditional sports, to try even harder because now they can see for themselves that significant achievements can be attained. But let me stress that it takes a lot of work - in fact, very hard work - mixed with very heavy doses of patience.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.