“Perhaps the fact that it has taken so long for someone like myself to ...” — Laurel Hubbard Quote

Perhaps the fact that it has taken so long for someone like myself to come through indicates that some of the problems that people are suggesting aren't what they might seem.

Obviously the policies put forward by the IOC and other organizations are evolving and perhaps they may change after I have competed. But I would ask people to keep an open mind and perhaps look to the fact that I didn't win, as evidence that any advantage I may hold is not as great as they may think.

I thought perhaps if I tried something that was so masculine perhaps that's what I would become. Sadly, that wasn't the case... sad in the sense that maybe it would have made some of the darker periods in my life a bit more manageable.

People believe what they believe when they are shown something that may be new and different to what they know. It's instinctive to be defensive.

More often than what you're suggesting, I find people are surprised that I have an urban side to me.

Regardless ofwhat happens, whatever you become, what you may do, your parents won't stop suggesting things to you.