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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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...

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 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...

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...

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

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

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

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.

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...

The thing I do best is laugh.

The thing I do best is laugh.

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...

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...

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 make no apologies.

I make no apologies.

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

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

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

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