"When you look at the list and see certain names, you don’t really know the criteria to choose from, but I dedicate myself to my business, to meet my personal goals, which are what make me more satisfied. I don’t have to wait for anyone to recognize what I do, I am the one who has to be satisfied and proud of myself."

"The best players are intelligent, able to read the game, anticipate things,”"

"I think the most important thing is for a person to be happy and to be good where they are, not the money."

"If you have a mother and also have sisters, and you slut-shame hardworking women, shame on you. And if you are a woman and partake in such stupidity, I don’t have words for you. You all should know better."

"When she told me that, I had told myself that I had to make it, whatever it took to be somebody. I had to make her proud somehow for what she did for me."

"My life may look rosy on social media but I am really not living the life of freedom. I have a calendar that I am obligated to follow accordingly and this has really deprived me of the freedom to live life the way I want"

"It’s more like a feeling; a sense of peace I don’t seem to feel with anyone else. It’s feeling like you have found your best friend, your own person and also your soulmate. I really don’t know how to describe it. It feels just like home.”"

"At the end of the day, you may as well try and fail than not try at all."

"“Value your energy. Value your time. Time is a finite resource you can never get back or buy. What are you doing with the 24 hours you get each day? Stop waiting for the right moment. The time is now. I’m really out here trying to live my life to the fullest these days. Who’s joining me? ”"

"when a man is useless in every aspect of life, drop him like used sanitary pad that you’ll never use again."

"A whole 365 days have passed and it still feels so surreal. On this day, we changed the narrative. I was crowned the winner of BBN Pepper Dem, and also the first female winner the show was to have. We told the female child “dare to win”? We created history and became a force? We changed the game and leveled the playing field."

"I don’t have #COVID and COVID is not a death sentence like y’all are making it look"

"I am proud of my performance at the Peace Marathon. It has shown me that I can be more productive in the Olympic Games if I improve my preparations."

"The silver medal for me was a sign that I would achieve a lot in athletics if I gave it time and work hard."

"My first performance in athletics made me realize how I had wasted time in football and handball."

"My focus now is to work hard in training so I can make my country proud in my first appearance in the Olympic Games."

"It is my first time competing in the Canadian marathon and I am so happy for this achievement."

"My focus now is to intensify training before taking part in the African Senior Championship next month and my dream is to qualify for the summer Olympic Games."

"It’s only a crazy dream until you do it."

"Now it is all about doing what I love, I’m relaxed and enjoying what I’m doing and when the goals come you have more fun. It’s a ripple effect."

"I’ve always stayed true to who I am, no matter what’s going on. It sounds cliche but where there’s a will there’s a way, and I hope people can take away from my experience that they don’t have to fit into a certain box to make it; they can be themselves and make it and that be OK."

"I’m a big goal-setter. I write them down before the start of a season. I used to write them down in a journal but now I keep them in my phone. I have short and long-term goals, but I always make sure I include goals that are easy to smash because I feel this helps me along the way."

"It is a tough competition that requires extraordinary preparations but I believe I will have a better performance this time and set another personal best."

"Many of the things I would wish to do are beyond my control. I would need swimming pools of international standard during my training, have more practice time and participate in many competitions before the Olympics."

"At first I tried out a few disciplines before settling for swimming. Then what followed was a lot of learning and training to become a professional."

"Swimming always challenges an athlete mentally and physically. It is an individual sport, you don’t have a teammate to pass the ball to like in football and team sports. You compete against others, but also with yourself."

"Many of the things I would wish to do are beyond my control."

"It's important to improve condition for women's player."

"We do not set limits."

"Film producers play an important role in the development of Rwandan cinema because they must produce quality and original works."

"The challenges they are facing these days include the discouragement of the makers of these Rwandan Cinemas, which has made them seem to be at a low level, and there is a gap in the sales of these films"

"We have to win."

"We all know that fame is not such a simple thing to handle, but again, you have to accept what comes along your way."

"However, as Rwandans, we need to realise that there is more that we can do to contribute to the life of an artiste."

"Create a work ethic that makes you stand out from people who just consider art as a hobby."

"I am not going to say it’s easy but it’s definitely worth it when you love it and when you know what you are capable of and willing to go through thick and thin to make sure that what you envision for yourself becomes true."

"Stay true to yourself and work hard to become the person you dream to be."

"Sometimes, you need to completely take a break from creating and watch other people do their arts and allow yourself the time to get inspired from that."

"When I find it hard to write or create, it’s often a sign to take a break and be with family and friends, but to also move in your body by doing some exercises."

"This is an atrocity that happens and my hope is the piece pulls people in to be witnesses of what they are denying."

"It took some time but it’s because it required a huge set."

"If anybody is out there and wants to make their own content with big ideas, keep that dream but also scale it down to make it possible with what you have."

"I have a lot of content in music and poetry that is waiting for me to make visual content for it."

"Poetry can be really heavy and being able to carry those emotions and hold them is something I get from my acting skills."

"At times it’s challenging because I have to teach myself new skills."

"My messages are mainly about bringing into discussions topics that our societies shy away from but are at the core of issues that we deal with."

"I try things that maybe others wouldn't."

"I'm a risk-taker, my life is lived on the edge - I either go big or go home."

"I must confess that I wasn’t aware of where I was playing until it was over."

"The captain is the first to make a commitment to the objectives that are set internally, they have to lead by example to reinforce that."