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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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" I think I can be spiritual, and I can feel that I want to live well, I want to do things that I'm proud of, and I think that's important. Now, do I need a church to tell me that? Actually, no, I don't. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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 know sport can change the world, and that matters to me. "

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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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I've never been particularly maternal. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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