Quotes from Caster Semenya

Times don't matter but medals matter.

Life wasn't good, but I could not walk away from something I love. I had a difficult life to face, but I had to try to keep dealing with the situation with the help of my family, friends, and training partners and manager.

To me, I can be famous in sports. But to me, I cannot say it means a lot to be famous. Being famous is something I don't like.

God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I'm proud of myself.

We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.

I don't like fame, I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me. This is what I do, so I just have to find a way of being comfortable with it.

I don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.

I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.

I gave up soccer. But I don't think I can ever stop running.

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.

I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.