A Quote by Patty Mills

I ran track, and my pet event was the 400 meters, and I wanted to be like Cathy Freeman.

Patty Mills

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Patty Mills
Australian - Basketball Player
Born: August 11, 1988

I started running track when I was 13 years old, as a freshman in high school. I ran the 400 meters, which is a very tough race and a full sprint.

Norah O'Donnell

For me, Cathy Freeman was definitely my idol and inspiration growing up. Everyone saw what she achieved on the track... but for me it was how she carried herself as an indigenous woman. For me, that's what caught my eye and why I wanted to be like her.

Patty Mills

I thought I knew how to jug, but when you only jug 30 meters to the top of a sport climb, you don't need good technique. But jugging 400 meters, that's a big deal.

Adam Ondra

I thought that basketball and soccer were hard. And then I went to track practice. It's just running and running and running. And my event was the 400 hurdles. I ended up qualifying for state. But looking back on it, track was hard.

Sue Bird

I ran track in high school very competitively, and then ran it D-1 at Boston University. I ran there on an athletic scholarship and chose BU because they had both a good track program and an arts program.

Uzo Aduba

My mind is pretty made up that life for Cathy Freeman will be as an unmarried woman from now on.

Cathy Freeman

I've ran only about 3 meters and I feel like my heart is going to explode

Onew

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.

Cathy Freeman

Winning the 400 meters gold at the pre-Olympics gave me a little confidence. I thought I could win a medal if I tried.

P. T. Usha

One of the things Coach Salazar always tells me is you're in just as good shape as anyone else and as long as you're in it with 400 meters to go, you can't give up.

Mary Cain

This book [ "Win"] is based on the interviews with three dozen Fortune 400 - or Forbes 400, the richest people, and a couple dozen of the top CEOs.I wanted to know what language they use to be successful, and I wanted to know the attributes that could then be applied to the average individual.

Frank Luntz

I ran track. I ran cross country. But I did not play organized basketball in high school, at least on our team. But I played a lot of sports.

Adam Silver

I did athletics when I was at school. I ran the 100 meters but I got beat once so stopped doing it.

Daniel James

I may never get back to the track. The problem was that I was dominating my event, and the winning became slightly boring. I wanted new challenges, and I've got that on the road.