As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British.

The reception and the welcome home was quite overwhelming but an indication of how much the Welsh people valued my winning in the Olympics - it was a great memory.

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

I want to see Ronda coming back, her finishing her career with a win. Every athlete deserves that.

On the tennis court, one needs a cool temperament, tremendous ball sense, reflexes, speed, hand-eye co-ordination, power, timing and peak physical fitness. Off the court, the player and support team need skills in planning, execution, travel, an ability to raise funds when needed, and several other talents.

One of the more bizarre games I played as a kid was something called 'kill the man.' It was a cross between football and rugby, which found the person carrying the ball a target of some hungry tacklers. I still don't know why we enjoyed the game because it was impossible to win.

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day.