Clare Balding

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics. ”

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved. ”

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day. ”

I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly. ”

I hate the fact that public schools like the one I went to have fantastic sports facilities, and state schools don't. That's not fair. That's outrageous. ”

I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs. ”

I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging. ”

Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it. ”

I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes. ”

Lots of women don't realize that they're gay until they're grown up. ”