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" I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way. "

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" 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.' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You hear the word 'cancer,' and you think it is a death sentence. In fact, the shock is the biggest thing about a diagnosis of cancer. "

" I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage. "

" Swimmers provide much healthier role models for teenagers than the catwalk. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh. "

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

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

" Like so many kids, I just wanted to fit in, and I see now that I spent most of my life trying to be what I wasn't, trying to get people to like me. "

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

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

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

" Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics. "

" 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. "

" Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "