Falilat Ogunkoya

"At that level, you don’t wait for anybody, it is your career and you have to work very hard to achieve your goals."

"My goal has always been to help our athletics a blend of the old and new by encouraging them."

"When you are a top athlete in the world, if you marry the person on the track with you, whenever you travel, both of you can go together since you do the same thing."

"Motherhood is such an indescribable feeling; it’s the best thing in the world. I think all women should go through the experience to understand what I’m saying."

"I am very passionate about the plight of the less-privileged and I wish that I could set up a foundation to cater for their needs."

"Government is spending so much on football. Though I am not against that, but it’s advisable for it to shift a little and show more interest in other sports, such as track and field."