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Athletics is who I am today. Before, I didn’t love myself like that. With athletics, I see another part of me. It’s the only way to show what I can do.

— Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith

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Rio gave me self-confidence, experience and motivation to return to training and work hard.

It’s nice to see people who want to take a picture with me, who want to become like me. But I tell them they should not want to become like me, rather greater than me.

I wake up every morning and I am in good health, so I’m not going to complain about money.

I want to be the greatest sprinter in Africa.

My older brother did not want me to carry on with football, fearing that I would become a tomboy.

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