Blanka Vlasic

I realized that health is the most important thing and that all the other things come with time if you are devoted enough.

Competing helps me to polish my shape.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone.