"Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional."

"To be the best, I had to work harder than everyone else."

"Everything is changing in squash. Lots of television coverage and the game has become very professional."

"Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential."

"Every winning streak will have to end sometime."

"I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year."

"However, there is no assurance that we can produce world class players so soon. Only time can tell."

"Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport."

"Generally the younger generation are not hard working. They will have to put in more effort to achieve results in tournaments. most of them can perform well but they cannot deliver when they play abroad."

"Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top."

"My unbeaten record and the 10 British Open wins have not been equalled."

"The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten."

"You can't go on winning all the time."

"Squash has the credentials to become an olympic event and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful."

"It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986."