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But I’m so happy that I did it in Zürich and that I ran under two minutes again. Zürich has been good to me – I have won 12 races here and the crowd is very supportive.

— Maria Mutola

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Maria is, without doubt, the best female athlete there has ever been, let alone the best middle-distance athlete.

They have named one of the Mozambique streets after me and even my old school has been renamed after me.

If I do win it, I will…oh I don’t know what I will do!

I am like the candle that has a steady long-lasting flame, rather than the candle that burns brightly yet dies quickly.

I used to think that maybe Sydney in 2000 would be my last Olympic Games, but as long as I stay injury-free, and listen to my body, then maybe I can go on to Athens.

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