Caster Semenya Quotes
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From a young age, I was a pretty good listener, a strong lady. Maybe it helped me that I never felt intimidated by anybody. Even at school, I was always strong. I believed in myself, in what I do.
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When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.
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For me, running is nothing. Honestly, it's nothing.
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I was one of those young girls that had no fear. I had goals. I knew that everything I touched would turn to gold.
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People are always asking me for pictures, signing autographs, everywhere I go. Before, it used to irritate me, but I've learned to handle the situation. I cannot run away unless I lock myself in my room and never go out.
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If I win gold, I will dedicate it to Nelson Mandela. He is a hero in South Africa, and everything I do, I do for him.
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It's good to be well known. Everywhere I go it's the same thing - autographs, pictures.
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I think sports are meant to unite people.
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It's always great to perform, make the podium, and yeah, gold, silver, and bronze, will also encourage other nations, Asia, America to do better.
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I think I have made a difference. I have meant a lot to my people. I have done well. They are proud of me. And that was the main focus. I was doing it for my people, the people who support me.
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How the hell can you change gender in the rural areas? I am a woman. We don't have good doctors; we are not rich to do such procedures.
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Athletics is athletics. When you do sport, you are gambling. You run, you win, you lose. It doesn't matter if you are competing or you are not competing.
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I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights.
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When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing.
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I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.
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I have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being.
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I'd like to dress up more often and wear dresses, but I never get the chance. I'd also like to learn to do my own makeup.
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I was world champion, but I was never able to celebrate it. It was a joke for me.
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I am an athlete first and foremost, and it is vital for my competitiveness, my well being, and for my preparations for events during the European summer that I measure my performance against other athletes.
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It's what my friends always tell me, that I'm a strong person and the best. But my head has to be clear before I run so nothing upsets me.
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The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.
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I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
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I am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't want to be. I don't want to be someone people want me to be. I just want to be me. I was born like this. I don't want any changes.
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I know how I look like. I know how I sound. I know how I walk. I'm just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you.