- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I make a difference. I mean a lot to my people. I've done well. They're proud of me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't understand when you say I'm a man or I have a deep voice. I know I'm a female, so there's no question for me.
- Nov 07, 2020
I know how I look like. I know how I sound. I know how I walk. I'm just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.
- Celebrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was world champion, but I was never able to celebrate it. It was a joke for me.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like fame, I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me. This is what I do, so I just have to find a way of being comfortable with it.
- Be Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is the point of me changing? If I became another person, it would be bad. If I acted in a different way with my friends, they would not be happy. It's important I stay the same.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's what my friends always tell me, that I'm a strong person and the best. But my head has to be clear before I run so nothing upsets me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a young age, I was a pretty good listener, a strong lady. Maybe it helped me that I never felt intimidated by anybody. Even at school, I was always strong. I believed in myself, in what I do.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, money is the ability to create lifelong experiences for my family and myself, to educate my children and a way to give back to humanity.
- Fat
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- Nov 07, 2020