Caster Semenya Quotes
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
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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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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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We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.
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I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
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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’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 am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
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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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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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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 am a fighter. I never give up.