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"People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world."
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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
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"I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone."

"Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me."

"I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running."

"I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it."

"With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor."

"I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded."
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