Camel Cup
Since I was 16 I have been Camel Racing, so I’ve been doing it for about 18 years. I love camels, the adrenalin, it’s just a crazy sport. No matter where I go people are astonished that I do it. Because it’s so different. I have never ridden a horse on a race track, but […]…
Like Mother, Like Daughter
‘Whether you’re male or female, your gender is irrelevant in rally driving. There is definitely no reason as to why a woman can’t be as good as a man in the car. You only know your limit until you go over it.’ Molly Taylor Molly grew up around motorsports as both parents are rally drivers. […]…
Centaruride
‘When I ride my horse, Richmond in the arena, I feel like I am apart of him, I feel like he is apart of me, we go around as though we are one. I like how dressage is a sport that is not age or gender specific. I can go out there and compete alongside someone who […]…
Turn Out
‘I don’t remember the feelings on stage, I remember afterwards, I was so surprised that I won the competition, I was so happy and so relieved, and I just wanted to perform again, an exhilarating feeling, it was really good.’ Tess Connolly Tess is a student at the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. At the […]…
Just One of the Boys
‘I hope to play cricket at a high level for New South Wales or Australia, it would be a massive honour and a lot different to any representative cricket I have done.’ Lucie Vayriot Lucie has always felt completely at ease playing in an all boys team. At five, she started playing mixed Milo In2Cricket […]…
Superfish
‘Being involved in swimming opened many doors of opportunity to me. I travelled to places I would never have imagined seeing, and, I formed friendships I never would have made. The life lessons I gained through sport participation and that I have utilised throughout the course of my life so far are: never say no […]…
Barbie
‘I love the fact that people know me for who I am, for all that I am. I don’t have to hide anything, and I don’t have to be careful with what I say about myself … no fear of giving anything away. What this means to me is indescribable.’ Mianne Bagger At the 2004 […]…
Firefly 86
‘Keep on keeping on. This is my motto for every day. If I cannot do something, I just try again the next day and I do not waste my energy in being critical of myself.’ Bette Calman Yoga instructor Bette Calman is 87, but she’s still bending over backwards to spread the benefits of the […]…
SOLO
‘As I grew older, I started to take note that I was able to keep up with people that were ‘able-bodied’. I enjoy challenging the idea of what is ‘able-bodied’ and proving people’s physical perceptions of me wrong.’ Anousha Fluck Anousha won the Pierre De Coubertin Award for Sporting Achievements from the NSW Olympic Committee. […]…
The Mighty Toosh
‘Everybody was invited, if you were old, too skinny, too fat, too tall, too short, in Derby, everyone is welcome to try out for the team. I was the fat girl that came to try-outs, and I was accepted for who I was and what I could bring.’ Patricia Guadalupe Arellano Toosh was only four […]…