Haters‚ listen up. Caster Semenya says 'only God can judge'

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.