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" Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it. "
People
School
I Am
" But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days. "
Medals
Think
You
" Coming over to Europe you can always put on weight really easily because you are not doing your normal routine at home. It is just a bit more discipline and not eating breads and pastas which are my favourite foods in the entire world. "
World
You
Routine
" Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind. "
Mind
Your
Always
" If you hold back in hurdles, you are going to fall over. "
Back
Going
Hurdles
" I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals. "
Retirement
Passion
Love
" I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family. "
Me
Truth
Family
" I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do. "
Never
Me
Anything
" It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler. "
Girl
Always
You
" My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier. "
Win
Year
World
" My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want to bring any new distractions into your life. "
Train
Life
My Life
" Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends. "
People
Win
Tears
" Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself. "
People
Parents
I Am
" When it becomes hard for me not to eat bad food, I try to think about what I have to do and what is ahead of me and what I want to achieve. "
Think
Food
Achieve
" Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years. "
Over
Winning
Myself
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