But the superstar, who already has seven golds from the past three Games, says she is more motivated by “intrigue” over how fast she can really go.
One of the poster girls of London 2012, Hannah admits to feeling the pressure to equal her previous success as her body is changing as she ages.
“Sitting on that line is the worst feeling in the world. And every time we do it, I sit there and am like, ‘why do I keep doing this?’,” she laughs.
“I’ve grown up in this body that was always being told what it can’t do, what it will never do... yet here I am as a world record holder, a world champion, one of the best athletes in the world, and I did that.
“I know I can go faster, I know that there is something better and I just have to figure out how to do it. I mean, I figured it out this far.”
She adds: “Obviously I’m getting older, so my 32-year-old body can’t really deal with what my 20-year-old body could, but... I think mentally I’m just learning all the time.
“I’m getting married in six weeks, so then there’s things that come off the back of that. Like, I’m 32, do I want to have kids?
“Will that affect my racing in some form? So yeah, time is the enemy, because we don’t have unlimited time.”
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