Words matter. These are the best Laurel Hubbard Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Perhaps the fact that it has taken so long for someone like myself to come through indicates that some of the problems that people are suggesting aren’t what they might seem.
Obviously the policies put forward by the IOC and other organizations are evolving and perhaps they may change after I have competed. But I would ask people to keep an open mind and perhaps look to the fact that I didn’t win, as evidence that any advantage I may hold is not as great as they may think.
I’m mindful I won’t be supported by everyone but I hope that people can keep an open mind and perhaps look at my performance in a broader context.
Like I said, I don’t want to pretend that I am a robot. When you hear things it’s natural to feel some kind of hurt.
People believe what they believe when they are shown something that may be new and different to what they know. It’s instinctive to be defensive.
All I can do is lift to the best of my ability and then let whatever happens, happen.
But I can’t control what other people think, what they feel, what they believe and I’m not going to try. It’s not my job to tell them what to think, what to feel or what to believe.
It just became too much to bear… the pressure of trying to fit into a world that perhaps wasn’t really set up for people like myself.
I have always believed it is not enough just to wear the silver fern and I do not regret pushing myself to try to deliver my best possible performance.
I’m not here to change the world, I’m just want to be me and do what I do.
I thought perhaps if I tried something that was so masculine perhaps that’s what I would become. Sadly, that wasn’t the case… sad in the sense that maybe it would have made some of the darker periods in my life a bit more manageable.
I commend the IOC for its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible.
The Commonwealth Games here are a model for what sport can, and should, be. It’s an incredible environment and an amazing atmosphere. Without any doubt, they have lived up to the mantra of humanity, equality and decency.
