I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural.

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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 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 want to keep my private life private.

I want to keep my private life private.

Peace, unity and harmony!

Peace, unity and harmony!

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

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

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...

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'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

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...

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...

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...