A whole new generation of athletes have taken to the world stage since Cathy Freeman's historic performance at the Olympic Games in Sydney. But the iconic Olympic champion's love for the games has not wavered in the past 24 years, and watching Team Australia's best-ever performance in Paris has filled her with pride. "It just makes me feel so proud to see our Aussies out there, you know, mixing it up with the best in the world," Freeman tells 9honey.
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This has been the finest performance ever this year," she explains. But it's so much more than the medal tally to her; Freeman beams with pride as she recalls watching the action over the past two weeks. While the 53 total medals are undoubtedly impressive, Freeman says it's so much more about the mindset with which our Aussie athletes take to the global competition.
"It's just the way in which us Aussies have this mindset of, you know, 'We can be giants like everybody else' ...
That's actually real.