Quote

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.

Cathy Freeman

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Cathy Freeman
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
Athletics Competitor
Olympic Athlete
Sprinter
Slade Point
Queensland
Australia
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman
Inspire
Easier
Rich
Makes
Money
Life

More quotes by Cathy Freeman

Image
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 got to find the balance between being totally ready to go and being really at peace with yourself as well.
Cathy Freeman
Image
Peace, unity and harmony!
Cathy Freeman
Image
When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'm doing something now where I'm going to have to learn so much and that takes time nurturing, those kinds of relationships.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'm learning in my own sort of quiet, out-of-the-spotlight kind of way. I certainly have my general point of view about the government, and the future of our children. I'm certainly learning all the time, I'm happy to be an onlooker for now.
Cathy Freeman
Image
Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.
Cathy Freeman
Image
It is my second visit to Korea since the International Junior Athletic Championships in 1992. Both then and now, I felt Korea is an interesting country and the people are very kind.
Cathy Freeman
Image
My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
Cathy Freeman
Image
The last sort of really low-key race I ran, I realized with about a hundred metres to go, that my heart just wasn't in it. I wasn't trying my hardest, I didn't care to compete against the girls I was up against. That spoke a lot about where my heart was taking me-which was off the track.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'm certainly not ready to go changing the world overnight right now. I'm completely uninformed about a lot of our issues, a lot of the nation's issues, not just Indigenous issues.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don't have that problem any more.
Cathy Freeman
Image
People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'd like to see as many sports as I can because I have never had the chance to enjoy the other sports in the past.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I'm drinking lots of herbal tea.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy with my private business.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.
Cathy Freeman
Image
I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.
Cathy Freeman
Image
This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance.
Cathy Freeman