A biography for Caster Semenyahasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I don't drink gases, like Coke - just juice and water, and I don't drink alcohol.”
“I don't have rights. Let's put it this way: in athletics, I don't have rights.”
“I am a fighter. I never give up.”
“Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.”
“When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing.”
“I don't understand when you say I have an advantage because I am a woman.”
“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.”
“Running is just a game to me.”
“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.”
“The way you were born is the way you were born. Nothing can change it. I've got a deep voice. I know. I might look tough, but what are you going to do? Do you think you can change it? No.”
“How the hell can you change gender in the rural areas? I am a woman. We don't have good doctors; we are not rich to do such procedures.”
“I don't like fame; I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me.”
“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.”
“To me, I can be famous in sports. But to me, I cannot say it means a lot to be famous. Being famous is something I don't like.”
“People are always asking me for pictures, signing autographs, everywhere I go. Before, it used to irritate me, but I've learned to handle the situation. I cannot run away unless I lock myself in my room and never go out.”
“I'm supposed to be famous, but I don't think I like it so much.”
“I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.”
“Some of the occurrences leading up to and immediately following the Berlin World Championships have infringed not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy.”
“I've never bought my own clothes - my mum buys them for me.”