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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 am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't want to be. I don't want to be someone people want me to be. I just want to be me. I was born like this. I don't want any changes.
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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've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.
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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.
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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 of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.
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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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‟ 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.
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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 don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.
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‟ People are always asking me for pictures, signing autographs, everywhere I go. Before, it used to irritate me, but I've learned to handle the situation. I cannot run away unless I lock myself in my room and never go out.
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‟ When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing.
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‟ I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.
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‟ 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.
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‟ I know how I look like. I know how I sound. I know how I walk. I'm just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you.
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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 was world champion, but I was never able to celebrate it. It was a joke for me.
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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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‟ 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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‟ 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.
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‟ For me, running is nothing. Honestly, it's nothing.
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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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‟ 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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