Cathy by Cathy Freeman
'I'm just a little black girl who can run fast, and here I am sitting in the Olympic stadium, with 112,000 people screaming my name. How the hell did I get here?' Few of us will forget Cathy Freeman's victorious 400-metre run at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. In that euphoric moment she symbolised Australia's best and broadest vision of itself, a reconciled nation. For the first time, in her own words, Cathy Freeman tells the story of her remarkable life. With characteristic honesty she talks about growing up black in a white world, about her complicated personal relationships, about how it feels to have the expectations of an entire nation resting on her shoulders, about the price of fame, and about the real reasons for her heart-wrenching decision to retire. Cathy tells us what it's like to be Cathy Freeman. Her strength, courage and magnetic personality are reflected on every page.
Cathy Freeman won her first race - the 80-metre dash at St Joseph's Primary, Mackay, Queensland - when she was eight years old. She went on to become Australia's leading athlete of the modern era. Her unforgettable win at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was the highlight of a brilliant career that has included a host of Commonwealth Games medals, two world titles and an Olympic silver medal. In July 2003, Cathy announced her retirement from athletics. Scott Gullan is an award-winning sports writer for Melbourne's Herald Sun.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904317777 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904317774 |
| Title | Cathy |
| Author | Cathy Freeman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Raceform Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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