Officialdom is hostile to inquiring outsiders.
I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends.
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.
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
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.
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.
Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.
When love ends, we cry out against destiny. When friendship ends, we cry out against our friend.
I really think that people who want to think more serious have to go and watch theater. Theater is a very sterilized art form. Not as much as music, but very close to music.
what a fascinating mix a hospital can be of people in a huge hurry and people too slow to get out of their way.
They condemn what they do not understand.