Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've got to find the balance between being totally ready to go and being really at peace with yourself as well.

I took only twice a time-out, once, when I was hurt, and a second time, when I much felt I was exhausted out of personal reasons.

I'm certainly not ready to go changing the world overnight right now. I'm completely uninformed about a lot of our issues, a lot of the nation's issues, not just Indigenous issues.

I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way.

I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends.

My story has resonated around the world. I am just Catherine, I just like to run. And I'll run with opportunities.

I'm doing something now where I'm going to have to learn so much and that takes time nurturing, those kinds of relationships.