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Cathy Freeman Biography

Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She would occasionally compete in other track events, but 400m was her main event. Her personal best of 48.63 currently ranks her as the sixth-fastest woman of all time, set while finishing second to Marie-José Pérec's number-three time at the 1996 Olympics. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.

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

Chose, Motivational, Place, Thinking, Track, Way

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.

Affects, Hair, Mood, Problem

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.

Exhausted, Hurt, Reason, Reasons, Twice

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 myself.

Articulate, Happen, Happens, Let, May, Time

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 example to Aboriginal people who may think they have nowhere to go but down. But more importantly I am an Australian and I would like to make all Australians feel proud to be Australian. Ours is a truly multicultural society and should be united as such. I would like to believe that my successes are celebrated by all Australians, bringing our nation together.

Believe, Importantly, Leadership, Nation, Success, Time

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.

Australian, Good, Running, Senior, Team

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 they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia.

Athlete, Cultures, Full, Kids, Leadership, Realise

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.

Adversity, Disappointment, Exciting, Leadership, Opposed, Powerful

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

Champ, Motivational, Olympic, People, See, Who I Am

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.

Age, Challenges, Experience, Knowledge, Trying, Use

Twenty seconds before a race, there's absolute focus. The key thing is to achieve relaxation, but at the same to have absolute total control. You've got to find the balance between being totally ready to go and being really at peace with yourself as well.

Achieve, Balance, Peace, Running, Seconds, Sports

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

Olympics, Race, Real, Sydney

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 it. I wasn't trying my hardest, I didn't care to compete against the girls I was up against. That spoke a lot about where my heart was taking me-which was off the track.

Against, Girl, Hardest, Heart, Keys, Realized

I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

Believe, Born, Passion, Running, Sports

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.

Be Who You Are, Confidence, Down, Model, Role Models, Roles

I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly.

Clearly, Expert, Experts, Marriage, Quite

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

Breathe, Guarded, Relaxed, Time

I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way.

Decision, Heart, Retirement, Right

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.

Dangerous, Fair, Running, Share

Peace, unity and harmony!

Harmony, Peace, Unity

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