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I am a fighter. I never give up.
Times don't matter but medals matter.
I really don't have time for nonsense.
I think sports are meant to unite people.
If I'm at my best, I feel I must win gold all the time.
I want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.
I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.
Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.
We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.
I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights.
I don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.
When I'm racing, I'm thinking about my own race. I'm not thinking about anybody.
I was world champion, but I was never able to celebrate it. It was a joke for me.
I don't drink gases, like Coke - just juice and water, and I don't drink alcohol.
God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I'm proud of myself.
God made me the way I am, and I accept myself. I am who I am, and I'm proud of myself.
It's good to be well known. Everywhere I go it's the same thing - autographs, pictures.
I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.
I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.
I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.
I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.
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?
I've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.
I have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being.
If I win gold, I will dedicate it to Nelson Mandela. He is a hero in South Africa, and everything I do, I do for him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How the hell can you change gender in the rural areas? I am a woman. We don't have good doctors; we are not rich to do such procedures.
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.
It's what my friends always tell me, that I'm a strong person and the best. But my head has to be clear before I run so nothing upsets me.
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.
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.
The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.
It's always great to perform, make the podium, and yeah, gold, silver, and bronze, will also encourage other nations, Asia, America to do better.
Athletics is athletics. When you do sport, you are gambling. You run, you win, you lose. It doesn't matter if you are competing or you are not competing.
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.
Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.
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.
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.
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.
When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun.
From a young age, I was a pretty good listener, a strong lady. Maybe it helped me that I never felt intimidated by anybody. Even at school, I was always strong. I believed in myself, in what I do.
I am an athlete first and foremost, and it is vital for my competitiveness, my well being, and for my preparations for events during the European summer that I measure my performance against other athletes.
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.