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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

" I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs. "

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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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I've never been particularly maternal. "

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

" 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. "

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

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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. "

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

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

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

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

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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. "