I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.

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 made publicity contracts with Nike, several broadcasting companies and airline companies within Australia.

For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth Games!

I want to keep my private life private.

I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do is run.