"I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural."

Thought, People, Running, School

43

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural."

Exlpore more Thought quotes

"The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Thought, First, Want

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Thought, Thoughts, Joy, Mind, Shadow

"Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Thought, Action

"One thought fills immensity."

William Blake, English Poet

Thought,

"All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Thought, Jean Jacques Rousseau

"Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it."

Samuel Richardson, English Novelist

Thought, Act, Children, Nothing

"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Thought, Thoughts, Man

"A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible."

Maria Sharapova, Russian Athlete

Thought, Hope, Career, Example

"Before making a snap judgment, ask yourself if it really is something that has hurt you or simply just made you angry at yourself for allowing it to happen. It's amazing what 'sleeping on it' can do. A new day sees a new beginning."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Thought, Judgment, Anger, Reflection, Clarity

"I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out."

David Prowse, British Actor

Thought, Rights

Explore more quotes by Cathy Freeman

"Peace, unity and harmony!"

Peace

"I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone."

Pressure

"Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me."

People

"I lie around the floor with my cats Billy and Jazz or watch DVDs with my best friends."

Friendship

"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."

Life

"I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it."

Age

"With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor."

Time

"I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded."

Time

"I make no apologies."

Society

"My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000."

Race