Steffi van Wyk

"I am so proud to have won this, not just for me, but for my country."

"An experience is much better than any gift."

"If she had the privilege of meeting Barack Obama, she would gift him a family trip to one of Namibia’s tranquil conservation reserves."

"Sports was a natural thing for my brother and I, we loved it so much and our parents were always supportive."

"I love to cook and I make mean wraps. I don’t like cooking for myself though."

"Firstly, sports taught me that it’s never a failure if you don’t succeed. It taught me to build character, perseverance and how to socialise."

"I see everyone as an equal. No one is lower than me, no matter what they have or don’t have."

"I want to be remembered as someone who tried to bring change amongst the youth in Namibia."

"I am tired, yet I love every second of the waking hour. I am not my body, yet I need to treat it like my temple. This Body is the only one I’ll get in this lifetime, and I can’t trade it in for a newer model"

"It is difficult to remain disciplined, when you’re working, and you’re mommying, and you’re wifeying... sometimes you forget your own needs. Sometimes you have too much grace for yourself, other times you have too little"

"This is the heaviest that I’ve ever been in my entire life it scares me. I work hard. I burn calories but I don’t eat in a deficit just yet. I need to do what’s best for my baby, and that’s staying nourished and mentally healthy"

"Sometimes you need to trust your gut and not sweat the small stuff. Weight can always be dropped, getting your mind right takes effort and reversing eating disorders, well that’s a conversation for another day"