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| July 16, 2003 | Wednesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 15, 1424 |
Freeman retires
LONDON, July 15: Australia’s Olympic 400 metres champion Cathy Freeman says she is retiring from athletics after losing her desire to win, Melbourne paper The Age reported in its Wednesday edition.
“I’ve lost that want, that desire, that passion, that drive,” the 30-year-old told the paper. “I don’t care any more.”
Freeman, whose victory in Sydney was one of the highlights of the 2000 Games, took a year off after her victory and has failed to find her best form since.
“I won’t ever have the same fulfilling moment as I already have had,” Freeman said. “I don’t have the same hunger.
“I know what it takes to be a champion, to be the best in the world, and I just don’t have that feeling right now. I’m tired all of a sudden.”—Reuters
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