On the Record

Daniel Barenboim, 42, on what he has learned in ten years of conducting the Orchestra of Paris: "When they want to be difficult, the French can seem impossible. But when they decide to get something done, there's no one better."

Martina Navratilova, 28: "The average guy has a pathetic body, and when they see me they feel very threatened. Here's a woman who looks ten times better than they do."