Caster Semenya

Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.

I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.

Sometimes I was sad, sometimes happy. Just on and off. Always I felt welcome. It's just, you know, sometimes as a human being, you cannot always be happy. You do good things, you do bad things, people talk.

Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.

From a young age, I was a pretty good listener, a strong lady. Maybe it helped me that I never felt intimidated by anybody. Even at school, I was always strong. I believed in myself, in what I do.

If I'm at my best, I feel I must win gold all the time.

I really don't have time for nonsense.

Times don't matter but medals matter.

My family's support system is fantastic.

It's all about the hard work, knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You work on what you know you can do best. I have speed.