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

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I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

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...

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

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

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with...

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with...

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

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

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...

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...

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 have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot...

I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot...

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because...

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because...

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

I make no apologies.

I make no apologies.

I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a...

I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a...

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

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

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

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.

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...

I want to keep my private life private.

I want to keep my private life private.

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her...

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her...

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...