I have been told many times that when I win I make my people proud to be Australian. I am Aboriginal, I am one of them and every time I win or am honoured like this it should be an… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
My mind is pretty made up that life for Cathy Freeman will be as an unmarried woman from now on. — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded. — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I'll just let time happen. I don't have to articulate what may be or what may not be. I don't even do that to… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run,… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends. — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
Being overseas at the time it all kind of happened was perfect because I had no idea that it was going to attract so… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
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… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
