Top 35 Caster Semenya Quotes

It’s good to be well known. Everywhere I go it’s the same thing – autographs, pictures.

For me, running is nothing. Honestly, it’s nothing.

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.

When I’m racing, I’m thinking about my own race. I’m not thinking about anybody.

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.

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.

I don’t give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?

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.

We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.

If I’m at my best, I feel I must win gold all the time.

I’d like to dress up more often and wear dresses, but I never get the chance. I’d also like to learn to do my own makeup.

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

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

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

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.

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

With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age.

It’s what my friends always tell me, that I’m a strong person and the best. But my head has to be clear before I run so nothing upsets me.

Times don’t matter but medals matter.

It’s all about the hard work, knowing your strengths and weaknesses. You work on what you know you can do best. I have speed.

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.

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.

Education is the key. If you are educated, nothing can defeat you.

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.

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.

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

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

I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I’ve done well. They’re proud of me.

I’ve always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.

I don’t drink gases, like Coke – just juice and water, and I don’t drink alcohol.

I think sports are meant to unite people.

I always felt a bit different. When I’m with boys, I feel comfortable. When I’m with girls, I catch feelings. It’s not anything I can control.

I have been subjected to unwarranted and invasive scrutiny of the most intimate and private details of my being.

I want to give myself new challenges. I want to get better.

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.