I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends..

The last sort of really low-key race I ran, I realized with about a hundred metres to go, that my heart just wasn't in it. I wasn't trying my hardest….

I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded..

I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too bus….

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don't have that prob….

I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded..

I'm learning in my own sort of quiet, out-of-the-spotlight kind of way. I certainly have my general point of view about the government, and the futur….

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I actually do..

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless..

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone..

Being overseas at the time it all kind of happened was perfect because I had no idea that it was going to attract so much media attention and provoke….

When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen..

The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world..

Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled..

I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete….

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world..

I'm certainly not ready to go changing the world overnight right now. I'm completely uninformed about a lot of our issues, a lot of the nation's issu….

I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way..

I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do is run..

It is my second visit to Korea since the International Junior Athletic Championships in 1992. Both then and now, I felt Korea is an interesting count….

I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of ret….