I Have Time To Breathe, Time To

I Don't Like People Looking At Me; I Hate The Attention.

It Is My Second Visit To Korea Since The International Junior Athletic Championships In 1992. Both Then And Now, I Felt Korea Is An Interesting Country And The People Are Very Kind.

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 Want To Keep My Private Life Private.

I Felt So Full Of Gratitude And Humility That I Clasped My Hands In Front Of Me, Closed My Eyes And Said A Silent Prayer Of Thanks To God... I Had At Last Achieved Something I'd Wanted For So Long... My Insides Bubbled With Happiness. It Was A Dream Come True.