87 Quotes by Cathy Freeman

I’m drinking lots of herbal tea.

I’m learning in my own sort of quiet, out-of-the-spotlight kind of way. I certainly have my general point of view about the government, and the future of our children. I’m certainly learning all the time, I’m happy to be an onlooker for now.

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.

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.

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

For athletes traditionally it’s such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don’t undermine the Commonwealth Games!

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who’s not coping as well as you are.

I’m doing something now where I’m going to have to learn so much and that takes time nurturing, those kinds of relationships.