Caster Semenya Quotes
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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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Yes, I learned history at school; I know everything about apartheid. My dad, he bought the books about it, stuff like that. But I just move on with my life. It's completely different for me.
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When I'm racing, I'm thinking about my own race. I'm not thinking about anybody.
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The thing I'm afraid of the most with the 800m is injuries. That's why I don't normally like to run in a group: I prefer to be in front, just in case someone pushes me with their spikes. I don't like stuff like that.
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What is the point of me changing? If I became another person, it would be bad. If I acted in a different way with my friends, they would not be happy. It's important I stay the same.
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Some of the occurrences leading up to and immediately following the Berlin World Championships have infringed not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy.
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I grew up with boys and was always in the bush. Bullies for me never existed, because how I responded to them was way rough.
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My family's support system is fantastic.
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I always felt a bit different. When I'm with boys, I feel comfortable. When I'm with girls, I catch feelings. It's not anything I can control.
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I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.
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I want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.
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To me, I can be famous in sports. But to me, I cannot say it means a lot to be famous. Being famous is something I don't like.
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I'm the kind of person who doesn't really focus on more negativity. I'm a positive person, and I look at things in a positive way.
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I am a fighter. I never give up.
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I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.
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I don't like fame, I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me. This is what I do, so I just have to find a way of being comfortable with it.
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We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.
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It's all about the hard work, knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You work on what you know you can do best. I have speed.
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Sometimes I was sad, sometimes happy. Just on and off. Always I felt welcome. It's just, you know, sometimes as a human being, you cannot always be happy. You do good things, you do bad things, people talk.
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Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
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With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age.
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I don't understand when you say I'm a man or I have a deep voice. I know I'm a female, so there's no question for me.
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To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.
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I don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.