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Denise Lewis

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 27, 1972

Sydney has such a cosmopolitan feel to it. The food is great and Australians are so friendly.

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I have moved on now from athletics, but it was difficult initially after I retired.

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You have the burning desire as a successful sportsperson and that needs to go somewhere when you finish. It is a problem so many people have when their careers end and I was no different.

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When you are in a sport, there is a plan to reach for perfection in a certain week in August and it gives you a focus in life and in everything you do around it.

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I obviously had my family to keep me amused and I took up golf when I retired from athletics.

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I did the long jump and hurt my foot. It was a stress fracture in the left foot, which even now, 12 years on, is the bane of my life.

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I still wanted to see it officially on the scoreboard but, when it was announced 'Denise Lewis is Olympic champion,' it was just like a volcano of elation, relief and satisfaction exploding through my system.

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I just hope, in terms of legacy, that more kids want to choose a life in sport that they are more active and getting stuck in really.

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The thing is athletes get more confidence the more they race, the more they are hitting personal targets - it just gives you confidence.

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Success breeds success and the more you are around a healthy and thriving athletics team, the more the people who only think they can make semi-finals will be inspired to want to aim for finals and go for medals.

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For me I tried to not keep a low profile but I was training in a different country as I prepared for Sydney because I had such a realistic gold medal shot. I just wanted to stay focused and not get caught up in all of the hullabaloo and all of press prior to it.

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I did think I might be perimenopausal rather than pregnant.

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I've always wanted to be an athlete, I loved sport and PE in school and always watched the Olympic Games on TV.

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Well, now I am retired I am doing a variety of different sports such as cycling and tennis, and I have pulled out my golf clubs and started golf as well.

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I use Palmer's Cocoa Butter on my body most days.

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Halle Berry's style is simple and elegant.

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I use a Papaya Enzyme Peel by Elemis and leave it on for ten to 15 minutes. When I rinse it off, my skin feels silky and hydrated.

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I'm a three-meals-a-day person and I swear by breakfast - Country Crisp with raspberries.

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Life presents us with lots of forks in the road - big choices that define what kind of a person we are and how successful we become.

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I did ballet, tap and modern dance - I loved Janet Jackson with a passion - and I was good enough to star in lots of amateur shows.

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