I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

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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 want to keep my private life private.

I want to keep my private life private.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

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...

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'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

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

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

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 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 make no apologies.

I make no apologies.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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