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" I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say. "
Clare Balding
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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.' "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" Having thyroid cancer in 2009 really didn't change my life at all. I wish I could say that I had this epiphany. But I knew I was lucky before that, so it's not like I suddenly realised how lucky I am. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I didn't just grow up with horses; I wanted to be one. "
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" I've never been particularly maternal. "
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" I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me. "
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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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" I felt like a misfit at school, and I think that's quite common. "
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" Sports commentating is the answer for a restless brain like mine. I can never get bored because there is an infinite amount to know. "
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" A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear. "
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" Fitting in is boring. But it takes you nearly your whole life to work that out. "
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" I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes. "
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" I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs. "
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" I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh. "
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" I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging. "
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" Not everyone has to have children. If everyone had two or three, we'd run out of room. "
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" Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day. "
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Brain
Day
" It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy. "
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" I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting. "
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" 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. "
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" The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour. "
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" 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. "
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" I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage. "
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