"I tell myself I chose to do this. Let’s say, I chose to inspire people. I chose to be the person that I am. I want to share my experience one day and really get more and more generations here."

"The quality of boxers at the Youth Games was “top notch”."

"I always try to perfect my game so that people can say she can do it all, not she could be able to do it."

"it will be wrong for anyone to say we have reached our full potentials in sports."

"It's a fantastic opportunity to showcase our team’s talent and demonstrate our national prowess."

"The deadline is what makes it fun. If I'd had more time to write the script, it would have surely lost some of its organic grossness. I would have tweaked that out in the interest of not making my readers sick."

"There was the one life-changing teacher in high school and then the-rock-and-the-foundation writing teacher I had in college. Both pushed me to explore the limits of my creativity and were very open minded to my wild imagination."

"I love the concept of writers being presented with a blind challenge rather than simply submitting previously-completed work for judging. It puts us all on an even playing field, so anything goes. And I like competing against writers of all walks of life and with all levels of experience."

"Remember – if you're not healthy, you won't feel good enough to write! But after you've had your vitamins and have done your yoga, write as much as you can as often as you can, even if you spend a lot of time staring at a blank page. If you just hang in there, you will succeed!"

"I hoped the Challenge would help me to rejuvenate my writing habits by making me think outside the box, which it definitely did."

"Don't forget to get up every once and a while and do some stretching and exercises. Don't let your body atrophy in front of the computer."

"I am very excited because this is my first appearance in the Commonwealth Games. The time I returned didn’t really matter and all I wanted was to win, which I have been able to achieve. I feel good with the way I ended the season. I am surprised at winning the gold medal but it’s late in the season and anything can happen. I would say it was my best race, my best finish to a season."

"I am the only person to represent my country without a coach here. I am really proud of myself."

"Divine Aide Omo from Martial Arts can be identified as a 2w1. As a Type 2, Omo embodies the qualities of a helper and caregiver, driven by a desire to support and nurture those around her. She shows compassion, warmth, and a strong sense of empathy, often putting others' needs above her own. This selflessness is highlighted in her actions and motivations throughout the narrative, as she demonstrates an unwavering commitment to assisting her friends and allies."

"So, l've been learning chords and arpeggios. In music, just like in Electrical Engineering (my major), theory is one thing, but practical application is another. Applying my new knowledge made me realize I've been playing the keyboard the hard way . I applied what I've learned to a small segment of the chorus of this song, and it's much easier to play now. (Can you tell the line I'm talking about?) Keeping all of my fingers on the keyboard without accidentally pressing the wrong key is still a challenge. I'm looking forward to working with a live tutor soon. And mehn - recording can be exhausting. By the time I got the perfect camera spot, I was already dropping the idea. How do people do that thing?"

"I was not excited, because I came here to set a pv that is what is on my mind. But I still thank God because this is my first time coming to an international competition like this. For making it to be fifth I know next year or any world championship later, I'm going to work hard. So I'm going to better my time and I'm going to work better than this..."

"Great is your faithfulness oh Lord!! My Redeemer, my protector, my sustainer thank you for how far you've brought me and my home, Glory to God almighty!!!"

"Sometimes one needs to taste defeat to sit up. If you win all the times, you might be tempted to believe you have arrived. I learnt from that loss that no player is invincible."

"I can’t believe it! At last, at long last, I have won it."

"I did not win a medal here but I’m very happy to have helped my teammate get gold. We planned to wear them down during the race instead of waiting to kick at the finish where they beat us. Linet is stronger at finishing and that is why I accepted to do all the pacing especially when our teammate Florence (Kiplagat) dropped injured and God made our plan work."

"I would still have given it my best go if Masai was here. Sure, it would have made the race more challenging but this victory was not easy as it looks since we had to compete against bad weather."

"Yes, at last, at long last, I have it. I have been through so much pain but God has worked his miracle. This shows if you keep knocking and believing, the door will eventually open."

"I dedicate this to my family since they have been praying so hard for this day. I’m glad to be home so I can celebrate with them."

"It was hard for me but I kept pushing and my parents were most supportive of me."

"We can get demoralized by certain events around us but the love and passion we have keep us going against all odds."

"I can only get better if I leave yesterday behind and focus on the present and the future."

"This silver is more precious than gold. In short, it is golden silver."

"The road to the top is not smooth but with prayers, everything will go well."

"I have since realised that in sports it’s either you make the team or you’re out of it. And in a game like basketball what you take at the end of the day is a win or a loss."

"No one’s going to judge you – it’s a community. Being in a park full of guys is not bad, it’s not scary. We’re all human. Get a skateboard, get a helmet and go. You’re good. You got it."

"I'm fully qualified, I'm a woman, I was born a woman, I lived a woman, there's no doubt about that. These people, they are the enemies of success, it's what I call them, it gives my success a special taste because of these attacks."

"I realized that God wanted to use me through sports. I know that I've been successful through God’s grace. I had to ask myself, "do you think you'll be able to impact other athletes?" and thought, I really think I can, and I want to."

"My biggest influence has always been my commitment, training and working hard."

"I keep myself going on the track by telling myself, fight your fear, conquer your victory and always have hope."

"I played each of my games like it was my last because my opponents were very skilled. I was very serious. This is now motivation for me to train harder as I target a Woman Fide Master title at the Olympiad."

"I want to win every opponent lined against me and this was one driving factor that explains how I won it."

"I believe that when you touch a life, you add value. And when you support someone, you make an impact in their lives."

"If you don’t fight you can’t get it."

"I like chess because it involves planning."

"I want everyone to feel involved and to believe that sport, and football in particular, has no gender."

"I want to thank the Cameroonian team and the coach for giving us a good game. It was a great final to watch seeing the best two teams in Africa competing."

"I’m speaking out on behalf of Nigeria and the Africa continent. Coming out to the press conferences all the time, we hear different stories about how different federations are struggling for support to get their teams’ ready in women football. Now, we are done with the Nations Cup. We want to focus again and see how we can prepare these teams for a world cup stage"

"I never believed I’d become an inspiration to other people."

"I want young players to realise that in doing what you love, you can be an amazing person: a legend, a role model, an icon."

"I will want to use this opportunity to advise the federations in Africa to do more for their women’s’ teams. We want to try and develop the women’s game.The more competitions we have against ourselves the better for us, the same opportunity we have to improve their performance level just like with the Cameroonian team."

"We are looking beyond Africa now. And that why I want to plead with Caf to give the women more opportunity to compete for more and not just with the Nations Cup.Because women lifetime in the game is different from the men. Having played Nations Cup two years, we are looking at four years time for the Women’s World Cup.If can engage them more in and out and try to organize more competitions for the"

"They should work very hard, remain focused and, most importantly, put God first in all that they do and He will take care of the rest."

"We need to take more positive steps. There’s no argument about the availability of talent. We have an abundance of talents, but we need to put in structures such as football academies."

"Nothing is late in life as long as there is life."

"In football, you either win, lose or draw, so they have tried their best."