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" I have never understood the clamour for waif-like women whose flesh acts merely as a thin veil for their bones - much as I would love to be thinner, I would hate to take it so far that I had no actual shape at all. "

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" Dad is a really surprising guy. Every time I think he's going to be useless, he ends up doing something amazing and saying exactly the right thing. "

Clare Balding

Saying

Doing

" Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming. "

" People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give you a label. We like luggage labels, and we like people labels. "

" I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly. "

" The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted, sung about, celebrated and gambled upon for centuries. "

" Sports commentating is the answer for a restless brain like mine. I can never get bored because there is an infinite amount to know. "

" Lots of women don't realize that they're gay until they're grown up. "

" On the beach, I take my clothes off under a towel. "

" If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature. "

" I hate the fact that public schools like the one I went to have fantastic sports facilities, and state schools don't. That's not fair. That's outrageous. "

Clare Balding

Not Fair

Hate

" I felt like a misfit at school, and I think that's quite common. "

Clare Balding

I Think

Common

" Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out. "

" I play golf - even though I'm awful at it. "

" I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting. "

" Particularly when you're young, you're terribly flattered by people who like you, so you think you love them. "

" I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved. "

" You come across words all the time that are everyday sexism. I was described as 'competently bossy' and 'bossily competent' by a male journalist, and I thought, 'Gosh, 'bossy' is never used of a man.' "

" Not everyone has to have children. If everyone had two or three, we'd run out of room. "

" I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging. "

Clare Balding

Money

Interesting

" Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day. "

" I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say. "

" Very rarely will you listen to the radio in a judgmental way, the way you'll watch telly. "

" I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes. "

" It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy. "

" A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear. "

" If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing. They couldn't be running around in their long skirts and corsets, because you can't. "

" The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour. "

" Weekends are a real luxury for me because I'm usually working. "

Clare Balding

Real

Weekends

" When you're little, your father is your hero. Mine was. Then it all becomes more complicated. "

Clare Balding

Hero

You

" I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it, and I need to be hungry. "