"My manager and team approach my career strategy in the same way, so I’ve surrounded myself with like-minded people who think ahead and put my brand equity first"

"Chess is a game of strategy that involves planning and anticipating your opponent’s moves. That’s how I approach my career"

"You need to be your number one fan! You can’t depend on anyone else to lift you or carry you to your dreams"

"I don’t ever compromise myself, so every win feels that much more enjoyable"

"“The goal for this year is to run 1:56. I didn’t tell the coach yet. But that's my goal and I know I'm going to do it. I wrote it in my diary. I just have to keep consistent in my training,""

"“So, it was challenging. I started running when I was doing physical education in grade four. And that's where I thought, ‘Let me just try this thing of running. Let me see where I can go. Then I just started running and we started visiting other schools.”"

"“I am from this village called Medingen. It's a dusty place, to be honest. There's no track. There's no grass. There's nothing, there is just dust everywhere,”"

"“You have to put yourself in the top two. This year we have the Olympics and now I have a goal. My goal is to be in the final. Like my coach says, anything can happen once you are in the final.”"

"“I feel like right now I have that experience whereby I know in the heat they take the top three. And in the semis that's where you have to push yourself. That's your final, actually,”"

"“I'll be all over social media and that is what I want. I haven't been there, according to me. I don't have that exposure. In Morocco, I will make some miracles happen. I'm ready.”"

"“The world hasn't really recognised me. The world doesn't really know me that well because I haven't run that sub-1:58 but I know I'm going to do it,”"

"“I did dream of this, I’ve been working so hard for this. We have a long season ahead and I believe there’s still more to come.”"

"“But I believed that I could make it, and to make it and grab that gold medal, I’m proud,”"

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

"I wanted to create something that will be relatable among my Gen Z fans and I hope resonates with anyone who listens."

"“I didn’t realise I could sing, my mom did. She was the one that was very forward with my career when I wasn’t passionate about it."

"I was bullied a lot because I was one of the youngest. To be honest, I’m not sure why I was bullied."

"The voices of young people in Parliament are essential for South Africa’s future. Political parties must go beyond symbolic representation and equip young MPs with the tools and mentorship they need to succeed,”"

"Our young people are uninformed and know only what they’ve been exposed to, so we are already making it a priority to keep young people informed and provide the necessary skills and mentorship for every young person to participate in politics."

"It would be dangerous to give them roles like Cabinet portfolios. Being in the National Assembly, it could be more like training to understand the challenges and how they are solved"

"I have officially resigned from Parliament, and I would like to thank the leadership of the PA. I look forward to growing the PA forever,”"

"So grateful to God to walk Life’s Journey With You."

"I think the most surprising thing about me is that I play the drums. Many people wouldn’t expect it, but it's something I genuinely enjoy."

"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."

"It’s a really special show about family - and how the suicide of a father and friend shapes and changes the lives of a group of friends. The show itself deals a lot with mental health and the topics most people struggle with in silence, but really shows how love and support helps heal people."

"I am super energetic and quirky. We are both impatient and like for things to happen quick! I would say we are both fearless, care about siblings and are always looking to have fun and be with friends and family."

"Everything has its sacrifices, but some things are worth taking the leap for."

"I feel so elated, how I wish I could see her with my eyes now, oh how I will hug her. I told her to trust God for everything, and God is with her. Am so elated."

"I started coaching her (Imaobong) in 2017. That was before the National Sports Festival in Abuja. As a matter of fact, she was discovered during the Akwa Ibom Youth Games and I have been coaching her since then. I must appreciate her parents who were gracious enough to release her to us. We were almost strangers then but they allowed her to live with the secretary of Akwa Ibom sports commission who also acted as her godmother. Training her was not easy because she was going to school. While I coached others in the day, I coached her in the evening whenever she returned from school."

"The duo of Imaobong Nse Uko (400m) and Udodi Onwuzurike (200m) won individual gold medals while the 4x400m mixed and the women’s relay teams also won our first ever relay gold medals at the Championships."

"Imaobong you have done well, the governor is proud of you, the whole state is proud of you and we are happy that you have not disappointed us. As you are leaving for the United States, please do not lose focus, trust God, work harder and do the best you can at all times."

"I think that was 2016 during inter-house sports, she was in Yellow House. I just looked at her and said can this one do anything? But she surprised everybody, I gave her the name ‘Kenya’ when I saw her sprinting legs. I told her you are going places."

"I am happy that things are working out well and I thank God for the progress made so far. I come from a riverine area in Ibeno local government area where I used to help my parents to catch crayfish. I am equally grateful to my parents and my coaches who are keeping me on my toes. I look forward to having a successful career in athletics."

"It was very tough because of the weather. This is just the beginning of great things in my career. My coach and I really worked hard on this. I’m so excited; it would only get better. Coming here to make so much impact makes me feel so happy. It means more hard work, but the future is so bright."

"Am happy about the whole event as my family and friends are excited too. I am very thankful to God and Mrs Ulaeto, my English teacher who discovered me. She was the one who handed me to coach Effiong Ibok who in inturn left me under the professional training of coach Daniel Umoette. I also appreciate Mrs Janet Bassey, secretary of track and field in Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youths and Sports. I thank all my teammates too as well as everyone that encouraged me."

"As days pass, you start to wonder when that one hero will come and save you, keep holding out for that hero, keep pushing forward, never lose hope, and find something you enjoy and use that as your light."

"At that moment, it was like a ray of light came over me, and I knew that I was going to live"

"You put so much time and effort into such a small amount of time,but all that amount of time is worth so much"

"I couldn’t wait to pursue my love of singing again. Music helped me through a lot in the hospital, and it seemed like I was far away from my troubles when I was singing or listening to music."

"I’ve missed Football, training, I am missing many things on the pitch. I’m praying for mercy, God should just have mercy on Nigeria and let us start our game like let us have a Corona virus free time for everyone in the world"

"The most difficult thing for me was the language. But the club used to check on me to see how I was doing."

"I never believed that at 18, I would be playing at the senior World Cup, that I would make the team, that I would even be in the Super Falcons. I can’t explain the feeling."

"”I just want to use this great opportunity to say a very great thank you to the organisers and also for remembering the female goalkeeper this year,”"

"I qamt to be one of tge best goalkeepers ik tye world."

"Back in the village, when I used to play with my older brothers [she is the youngest of six children] I used to play in goal, to avoid them injuring me on the field."

"Through the process of her opening up, she realized that maybe it is a possibility, and maybe she does have that side of her that she wants to see what that’s about"

"We both wanted everything to feel grounded and really raw. The first time I met Ezekiel, I was like, ‘Yeah, this makes sense. He's perfect for this role.’ So, this is a great feature debut for him, and he really knocks it out of the park."

"I am so blessed to be a part of a generation like this because we are constantly raising the bar and pushing the boundaries of what we can do. Keep striving to do what you wanna do – it's your life."