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

Me Training Focus Athlete Eat More Perform Concern Am Issues Sleep

I think I have made a difference. I have meant a lot to my people. I have done well. They are proud of me. And that was the main focus. I was doing it for my people, the people who support me. Caster Semenya

Me People Focus Made Think Main Main Focus Support Well Proud Doing Lot Done Difference Meant Who

The thing I'm afraid of the most with the 800m is injuries. That's why I don't normally like to run in a group: I prefer to be in front, just in case someone pushes me with their spikes. I don't like stuff like that. Caster Semenya

Me Group Run Case Someone Pushes Stuff Like Most Normally Front Just Afraid Prefer Injuries Why Thing

People are always asking me for pictures, signing autographs, everywhere I go. Before, it used to irritate me, but I've learned to handle the situation. I cannot run away unless I lock myself in my room and never go out. Caster Semenya

Myself Me People Before Situation Unless Everywhere Lock Out Run Signing Never Pictures Learned Always Go Handle Autographs Irritate Cannot Room Asking Used Away

Yes, I learned history at school; I know everything about apartheid. My dad, he bought the books about it, stuff like that. But I just move on with my life. It's completely different for me. Caster Semenya

I think sports are meant to unite people. Caster Semenya

Sports People Think Meant Unite

When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing. Caster Semenya

I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me. Caster Semenya

Me Own Clothes My Own Never Bought Them Mum Buys

I really don't have time for nonsense. Caster Semenya

Time Nonsense Really

I don't understand when you say I have an advantage because I am a woman. Caster Semenya

You Woman Say Advantage Because Understand Am

I know how I look like. I know how I sound. I know how I walk. I'm just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you. Caster Semenya

Me You Walk Like Know Look How Sound Just Gonna

It's always great to perform, make the podium, and yeah, gold, silver, and bronze, will also encourage other nations, Asia, America to do better. Caster Semenya

Great Better Will Other Bronze Silver Podium Perform Also Make Always Yeah Encourage America Gold Nations Asia

What is the point of me changing? If I became another person, it would be bad. If I acted in a different way with my friends, they would not be happy. It's important I stay the same. Caster Semenya

Me Be Happy Happy Important Changing Way Bad Would Would-Be Stay Point Another Became Friends Person Same Different Acted Different Way

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

Time Best Win Must Feel Gold

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. Caster Semenya

To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies. Caster Semenya

Life Me Think Something Take Studies Academy Sport Still

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions. Caster Semenya

Me Athletics Impediment Firm Am View Competing Competitions

Some of the occurrences leading up to and immediately following the Berlin World Championships have infringed not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy. Caster Semenya

Privacy Rights Dignity World Human Rights Immediately Berlin Athlete Some Following Only Leading Also Occurrence Up Human Including Fundamental Championships

I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights. Caster Semenya

Rights Way Athletics Put

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. Caster Semenya

Sad Good You Be Happy Welcome Happy People Good Things Human Being Sometimes Bad Things On And Off Bad Know Talk Felt Always Off Human Just Being Cannot Things

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