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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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 have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being.
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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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Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
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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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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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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 am a fighter. I never give up.
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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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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 understand when you say I have an advantage because I am a woman.
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I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.
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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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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 want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.
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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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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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Running is just a game to me.
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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.