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> [Growing up, I knew I was different. But I didn't know what it meant to be Aboriginal. I just knew that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/growing-up-i-knew-i-was-different-but-i-didn-t-know-what-it-meant-to/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

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> [I ask every Australian to think about what the constitutional exclusion says to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, to see our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/i-ask-every-australian-to-think-about-what-the-constitutional/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75a/adam-goodes-18141_aboriginal_i-ask-every-australian-to-think-about-wh_2760926.jpg)

> [I don't think there's too many Aboriginal people out there who are successful that don't want to help make gains for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/i-don-t-think-there-s-too-many-aboriginal-people-out-there-who-are/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

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## Other authors on Aboriginal

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-abbott-91755.jpg) Tony Abbott 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/tony-abbott/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evonne-goolagong-cawley-34392.jpg) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/evonne-goolagong-cawley/)

## More by Adam Goodes

> [It's fun, and a laugh for you... you can boo me and feel happy about yourself because you're part of the crowd that did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/it-s-fun-and-a-laugh-for-you-you-can-boo-me-and-feel-happy-about/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [I play over-35s soccer on the weekend to get my fix of running into people and crashing and bashing, and I still have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/i-play-over-35s-soccer-on-the-weekend-to-get-my-fix-of-running-into/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [Because women are more than the people who raise our children, they are fantastic leaders in their own rights in our community, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/because-women-are-more-than-the-people-who-raise-our-children-they/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [At the end of the day, it's my choice to do the lap. At the end of the day, it was my choice not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/at-the-end-of-the-day-it-s-my-choice-to-do-the-lap-at-the-end-of-the/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [For me it's about supporting our Indigenous kids and completing that whole journey: early childhood, primary school, high school, university and then career. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/for-me-it-s-about-supporting-our-indigenous-kids-and-completing-that/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [The football field was a place where I could express myself and just be me. Play the game as well as you can and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/the-football-field-was-a-place-where-i-could-express-myself-and-just/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [So for me, you can't control the media, you have to work with media to get your message out there and you just hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/so-for-me-you-can-t-control-the-media-you-have-to-work-with-media-to/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [You need to understand how you lead, and in my case it is through my actions and the way I bring others into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/you-need-to-understand-how-you-lead-and-in-my-case-it-is-through-my/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [I just figured that, for me to get the best out of myself and do the right thing by myself, I really just needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/i-just-figured-that-for-me-to-get-the-best-out-of-myself-and-do-the/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [Injuries weren't the reason why I retired. I retired on my own terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/injuries-weren-t-the-reason-why-i-retired-i-retired-on-my-own-terms/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [When I retired I was done and it was instant relief. Instant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/when-i-retired-i-was-done-and-it-was-instant-relief-instant/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [The support of my mother has made such a difference in my life, sacrificing everything to make sure that we went to school, did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/the-support-of-my-mother-has-made-such-a-difference-in-my-life/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [That's what I love about Australia: we can do things the way we want to do them, because that's the way our country is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/that-s-what-i-love-about-australia-we-can-do-things-the-way-we-want/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [As a kid we moved around a fair bit as a family. It was difficult to make friends but sport helped. Once people saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/as-a-kid-we-moved-around-a-fair-bit-as-a-family-it-was-difficult-to/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

> [My mum taught me to treat people the way I want to be treated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-goodes/my-mum-taught-me-to-treat-people-the-way-i-want-to-be-treated/)

[Adam Goodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-goodes/)

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