"I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops."
"She hasn't run faster than herself before"
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Zola Budd
Athlete
Zola Budd is a South African former middle-distance runner known for her groundbreaking achievements in athletics and her advocacy for freedom in sports.
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"I think it's one of the most natural things for any human to do is to be able to run because it's that flight or fight reaction you have. You either fight or you run away. It's just a natural way for us to move."
"Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town."
"I no longer run barefoot."
"Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small."
"I will never regret not denouncing apartheid."