"For me, it was a feeling of, 'I knew I could do this, and now I've done it'. I believed it could be done, so it was nice to confirm that. I had a chance to win and took it, I didn't choke, I didn't freeze at the crucial time. I didn't crack under the pressure of being about to win my first race. I felt I belonged there.
“Kimina, kwaba ngumuzwa wokuthi, ‘bengazile ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu, manje sengikwenzile’. Ngaqiniseka ukuthi kungenzeka, ngakho-ke kwabamnandi ukuthi kuqinisekeke lokho. Nganginalo ithuba lokuwina, nangempela ngalisebenzisa, angibindekanga, anginanazanga ngomzuzu omqoka. Angizange ngibe ngaphansi kwengcindezi yokuthi ngizowina umjaho wami wokuqala. Ngazizwela ngifanelekile. 