Cathy Freeman Quotes (35 Quotes)


    You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

    I've had my fair share of being dismissed. But I'm only about to turn 30. And when I finish running, I'm going to be a dangerous woman.

    I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded.

    When I heard about O'Sullivan running for Australia I though that she's actually taking away a place for some other Australian. I think your allegiance should be to one country.

    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.


    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.

    Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.

    Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

    I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob first but it kept falling all over my face. Then it was off, short. The main reason it was long was because my mother cut it short when I was little and I was trying to make up for that.

    I don't like people looking at me; I hate the attention.


    I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.


    I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded.

    I think your allegiance should be to one country. I mean, she is exercising her freedom I guess, she is not breaking the rules.

    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.

    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.


    This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance.


    I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

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

    With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.

    I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends.


    I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do is run.



    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.

    I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.

    My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

    I would definitely take on that role, taking a stand on issues, like the government giving an apology or acknowledging indigenous people.

    I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I actually do.

    I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it.

    People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.


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