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Clare Balding Biography

Clare Victoria Balding OBE (born 29 January 1971) is a broadcaster, journalist and author. She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4, BT Sport and formerly presented the religious programme Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2.

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I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.

Challenges, Decision, Interesting, Make, Popularity, Things

I cannot be a placard waver for every campaign; that's why I have mostly kept quiet about gay marriage.

Campaigns, Gay, Gay Marriage, Kept, Marriage, Mostly

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

Areas, Breaking Down, Helping, Helps, Politics, Sports

I am many things, but one of the things I am is a lesbian.

Lesbian, Things

I believe that horses bring out the best in us. They judge us not by how we look, what we're wearing or how powerful or rich we are, they judge us in terms of sensitivity, consistency, and patience. They demand standards of behavior and levels of kindness that we, as humans, then strive to maintain.

Horse, Kindness, Powerful, Sensitivity, Terms, Wearing

I think all kids should have something they feels is theirs.

Feels, Kids, Should Have, Think, Thinking

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.

Cycling, Games, Globally, Pretty, Swimming, Things

I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it, and I need to be hungry.

Enjoy, Food, Good Food, Hungry, Needs

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.

Brain, Brains, Fascinated, Improved, Intelligence, Work

It had become boring to write: 'I like Clare Balding'. To say: 'I don't like Clare Balding' is much more newsworthy.

Boring, Like, Newsworthy, Say, Write, Writing

A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.

Dark, Depth, Depths, Despair, Know

I have learned not to take too much notice of those who disapprove of my lifestyle choices, because I know that I was not designed to be part of the crowd. If I am different, I make no apology, and I hope that others will have the courage to be themselves and stand up for what they believe in, fight for those who need protection, love who they want to love, and be proud of it.

Apology, Believe, Choices, Fighting, Notice, Part

I didn't just grow up with horses; I wanted to be one.

Grow, Growing Up, Grows, Horse, Horses

I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh.

Abuse, Homophobic, Ignore, Laugh, Laughing, Mostly

I think 'ambitious' is one of those adjectives used for women in a derogatory way.

Adjectives, Ambitious, Derogatory, Thinking, Way, Women

Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it.

Attitude, Child, Children, Kids, Parental, Probably

I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.

Cars, Knitting, Old, Passion, People, Taxidermy

I play golf - even though I'm awful at it.

Awful, Golf, Play

I felt like a misfit at school, and I think that's quite common.

Common, Like, Quite, School, Thinking

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