Between 1991 And 1997 I Had Really

My Story Has Resonated Around The World. I Am Just Catherine, I Just Like To Run. And I'll Run With Opportunities.

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.

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.

I Am Very Determined And The Sport Is My Passion. I Believe I Am Born For Running.

People Could See In Me Who I Am Now, An Olympic Champ, The Best In The World.