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I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

Cathy Freeman

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Cathy Freeman
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
Athletics Competitor
Olympic Athlete
Sprinter
Slade Point
Queensland
Australia
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman
Passion
Born
Running
Believe
Sport
Determined
Sports

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The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world.
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When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My feelings tried to control me on my run. I had to concentrate fully on forthcoming running and success. I wanted to triumph.
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Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.
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I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.
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This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance.
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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.
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The thing I do best is laugh.
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With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.
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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.
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I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.
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Peace, unity and harmony!
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