I've Had My Fair Share

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.

Between 1991 And 1997 I Had Really Serious Asthma.

I'm So Lucky. I Have Such A Great Support System. All I Have To Do Is Run.

I'm Doing Something Now Where I'm Going To Have To Learn So Much And That Takes Time Nurturing, Those Kinds Of Relationships.

When I Was 18 Years Old, About To Develop My Sportsman Career, The Asthma Complaints Became Already Some Years Before.