I made my first Australian senior team when I was 16, first Olympics when I was 19, and I retired. I'm 32, I retired four years ago, so a good third of my life or nearly a third of my life has been all about running.
Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've … - Cathy Freeman
Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've …
- Cathy Freeman
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable. - Cathy Freeman
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
My story has resonated around the world. I am just Catherine, I just like to run. And I'll run with opportunities. - Cathy Freeman
My story has resonated around the world. I am just Catherine, I just like to run. And I'll run with opportunities.
Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted… - Cathy Freeman
Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted…
Peace, unity and harmony! - Cathy Freeman
Peace, unity and harmony!
I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old. - Cathy Freeman
I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.
Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are. - Cathy Freeman
Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.
For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth … - Cathy Freeman
For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth …
I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running. - Cathy Freeman
I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.
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