My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

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I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with...

I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with...

I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.

I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.

I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.

I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a...

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a...

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at...

I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at...

When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.

When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I...

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I...

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in...

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in...

I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob...

I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob...

Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone...

Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone...

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do...

I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do...

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So...

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So...

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

I want to keep my private life private.

I want to keep my private life private.

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I...

I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I...

I don't like people looking at me; I hate the attention.

I don't like people looking at me; I hate the attention.

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I...

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I...

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.