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 you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm really hard on myself as well, nothing is good enough for me in training. I always want more, I always want to give 100%. I use my training like a competition. I imagine these two girls next to me… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
Coming over to Europe you can always put on weight really easily because you are not doing your normal routine at home. It is… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
I imagine these two girls next to me every time single time I'm going over those hurdles in training. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
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… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
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… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
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,… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
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,… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself. — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
