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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

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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
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My mind is pretty made up that life for Cathy Freeman will be as an unmarried woman from now on.
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I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of retiring I would know during and after those Games in Athens.
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People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.
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I took only twice a time-out, once, when I was hurt, and a second time, when I much felt I was exhausted out of personal reasons.
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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.
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I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way.
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Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.
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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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Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.
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My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
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I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.
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When I'm in a bad mood, I don't listen.
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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 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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
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Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.
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