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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.

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
Running
Feelings
Forthcoming
Wanted
Concentrate
Triumph
Fully
Tried
Control
Success

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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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I'm doing something now where I'm going to have to learn so much and that takes time nurturing, those kinds of relationships.
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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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Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.
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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 Games!
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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 drinking lots of herbal tea.
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I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.
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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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You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
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My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
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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 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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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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I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way.
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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'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.
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Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.
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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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With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.
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