Clare Balding
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Biography
Clare Victoria Balding is an English broadcast journalist and author. She currently presents programmes for BBC Sport and Channel 4, and previously for BT Sport.
"People like to think of you as a certain person, or a certain type of person, and they do love to give you a label. We like luggage labels, and we like people labels."
"Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it."
"If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature."
"I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved."
"I really love good food occasionally, but I need time to enjoy it, and I need to be hungry."
"I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes."
"I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether it's old cars or taxidermy or knitting."