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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.' "

Clare Balding

Never

Man

Thought

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Common

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Doing

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

Clare Balding

Hero

You

" I've never been particularly maternal. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Clare Balding

Money

Interesting

" 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 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