A Quote by Lynn Davies
We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.
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As an Olympic athlete, especially a female Olympic athletic, social media's such an amazing place, people are so positive, all these young girls. Anything negative is such a small space, people aren't coming at you for their gender.
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