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

Asthma is treatable and well can be controlled.

My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.

I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy with my private business.

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

My story has resonated around the world. I am just Catherine, I just like to run. And I'll run with opportunities.

I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of retiring I would know during and after those Games in Athens.