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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I don't give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?
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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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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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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've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
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Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
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My family's support system is fantastic.
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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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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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I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.
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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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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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I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
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I am a fighter. I never give up.
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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 want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.
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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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We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.
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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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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 don't drink gases, like Coke - just juice and water, and I don't drink alcohol.
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I’m not giving up yet. I’m still there. I still feel young. My body can still tell me, 'look, you can still go more and more'.
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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.