Caster Semenya

I am an athlete first and foremost, and it is vital for my competitiveness, my well being, and for my preparations for events during the European summer that I measure my performance against other athletes. ”

I'm the kind of person who doesn't really focus on more negativity. I'm a positive person, and I look at things in a positive way. ”

When you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing; you do not think about how your opponent looks. So I think the advice from me to everybody is just to go out there and have fun. ”

How the hell can you change gender in the rural areas? I am a woman. We don't have good doctors; we are not rich to do such procedures. ”

I am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't want to be. I don't want to be someone people want me to be. I just want to be me. I was born like this. I don't want any changes. ”

The way you were born is the way you were born. Nothing can change it. I've got a deep voice. I know. I might look tough, but what are you going to do? Do you think you can change it? No. ”

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. ”