Caster Semenya Quotes
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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 am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.
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If someone was born the way she was born, are you going to blame him, or are you going to blame God? Whose fault is that? Nobody's.
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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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I don't drink gases, like Coke - just juice and water, and I don't drink alcohol.
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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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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 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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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'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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Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
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We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.
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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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I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
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God made me the way I am, and I accept myself. I am who I am, and I'm proud of myself.
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I want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.
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The way you were born is the way you were born. Nothing can change it. I've got a deep voice. I know. I might look tough, but what are you going to do? Do you think you can change it? No.
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I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.
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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 am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
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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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My family's support system is fantastic.
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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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I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.