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15 quotes by Sally Pearson

Sally Pearson (née McLellan) (born 19 September 1986) is an Australian athlete. She is the 2011 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships.
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Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are... →

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Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind.

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If you hold back in hurdles, you are going to fall over.

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I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do.

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My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.

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When it becomes hard for me not to eat bad food, I try to think about what I have to do and what is ahead of me and what I want to achieve.

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I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals.

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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.

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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

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Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That... →

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I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as... →

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It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are... →

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My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want... →

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