I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my…

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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 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...

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.

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 make no apologies.

I make no apologies.

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 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...

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 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...

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...

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

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...

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...

Peace, unity and harmony!

Peace, unity and harmony!

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...

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.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

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...