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title: "1 Running Success Quotes By Cathy Freeman"
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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/my-feelings-tried-to-control-me-on-my-run-i-had-to-concentrate-fully/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

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## More by Cathy Freeman

> [My mind is pretty made up that life for Cathy Freeman will be as an unmarried woman from now on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/my-mind-is-pretty-made-up-that-life-for-cathy-freeman-will-be-as-an/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I don't have a lot of regrets in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-don-t-have-a-lot-of-regrets-in-my-life/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-have-time-to-breathe-time-to-be-myself-more-often-i-am-a-lot-more/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-ll-just-let-time-happen-i-don-t-have-to-articulate-what-may-be-or/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-was-running-since-i-was-10-since-grade-one-at-school-people-looked/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-lie-around-the-floor-with-my-cats-billy-and-jazz-or-watch-dvds-with/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [Being overseas at the time it all kind of happened was perfect because I had no idea that it was going to attract so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/being-overseas-at-the-time-it-all-kind-of-happened-was-perfect/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-made-my-first-australian-senior-team-when-i-was-16-first-olympics/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/the-last-sort-of-really-low-key-race-i-ran-i-realized-with-about-a/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-ve-had-my-fair-share-of-being-dismissed-but-i-m-only-about-to-turn/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-d-like-to-see-as-many-sports-as-i-can-because-i-have-never-had-the/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-do-not-have-any-official-responsibilities-related-to-the-australian/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-don-t-agree-with-everything-madonna-s-done-but-she-is-fearless/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/the-athens-olympics-will-be-meaningful-even-though-i-cannot/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

> [I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-freeman/i-am-very-determined-and-the-sport-is-my-passion-i-believe-i-am-born/)

[Cathy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-freeman/)

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