Athlete interviews... Re: [thechat] Olympics...

isaac isaac at members.evolt.org
Tue Feb 12 21:01:00 CST 2002


> Which begs the next question.  Did she get the same opportunities as a
> middle-class suburban kid of European descent?  Cathy Freeman,
> for those of
> you that don't know is Aboriginal Australian. Was she only given the
> opportunity to shine (or become a public figure) because she was fast?

Her family boasted a few sports people. It was the separation of her parents
that led to hardship (lived with her mother who ended up a cleaner).

Now, however, she has cash to burn and no excuse not to put some of that
towards self-education. And she has had the time and opportunities to do so
(she spent most of the off-season eating).


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