I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of retiring I would know during and after those Games in Athens.

I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

I'd like to see as many sports as I can because I have never had the chance to enjoy the other sports in the past.

The thing I do best is laugh.

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.

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 felt so full of gratitude and humility that I clasped my hands in front of me, closed my eyes and said a silent prayer of thanks to God... I had at last achieved something I'd wanted for so long... My insides bubbled with happiness. It was a dream come true.