With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.
I make no apologies.
Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.
Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.
When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.
People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.
I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded.
I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob first but it kept falling all over my face. Then it was off, short. The main reason it was long was because my mother cut it short when I was little and I was trying to make up for that.
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.
