Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is happy with who she is‚ and nothing you can say will deter her.

Caster had social media in a tizz last week when she told her haters to ‘tsek’ on live TV. “They say she talks like a man‚ she walks like a man‚ she runs like a man… ‘tsek‚” Caster said during an acceptance speech at the SA Sports Awards.

Those are feisty words from an athlete‚ who has had to stand up to a barrage of criticism over the years.

Speaking to Elle magazine recently‚ Caster said that her family accept and support her‚ but that her journey to self- acceptance came by learning that only God could judge.

“My family accept me‚ the person that I am. They love me the way I am. At the end of the day‚ it’s about how you feel‚ and how you see yourself. Only God can create and judge‚ and only God can give and take‚ that’s how I see life.

“I knew from a young age that’s how it was. I cannot change it. I don’t want to change it. I have to be who I am. We have to be who we are. Be yourself‚ be natural‚ she said.

The athlete told the publication that she “didn’t want to be a star” and was simply focusing on being herself.

“I just have to be me for me. They have to see the real me. If I am going to live for other people‚ I am not ‘me’. I have a responsibility towards myself‚” Caster said.