In an extraordinary confession, Olympic legend Cathy Freeman says she never completely fulfilled her potential as an athlete, saying she didn’t run as fast as she could have at the Sydney Olympics. Reflecting on her remarkable career as the Paris Games approach, Freeman said she could have run even faster in her career-defining 400 metres final at the 2000 Games. And she is adamant she would have taken the event to a whole new level if French star Marie-Jose Perec had made it to the start line.
we would’ve taken women’s 400m running to the next level.” It follows similar comments from the Australian legend on The Front Bar earlier this year. Ever the perfectionist, Freeman has expressed regret from her incredible Olympic gold medal-winning race that she didn’t break either of the world or Olympic records. “It’s like an itch that’s always going to be there,” she said in March. “Retired athletes get like that.
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