I Made Publicity Contracts With Nike, Several

I Like Being In The Workforce; It Keeps Me Grounded.

My Last Real Race Was At The Olympics In Sydney In 2000.

I Have Been Told Many Times That When I Win I Make My People Proud To Be Australian. I Am Aboriginal, I Am One Of Them And Every Time I Win Or Am Honoured Like This It Should Be An Example To Aboriginal People Who May Think They Have Nowhere To Go But Down. But More Importantly I Am An Australian And I Would Like To Make All Australians Feel Proud To Be Australian. Ours Is A Truly Multicultural Society And Should Be United As Such. I Would Like To Believe That My Successes Are Celebrated By All Australians, Bringing Our Nation Together.

I Felt So Full Of Gratitude And Humility That I Clasped My Hands In Front Of Me, Closed My Eyes And Said A Silent Prayer Of Thanks To God... I Had At Last Achieved Something I'd Wanted For So Long... My Insides Bubbled With Happiness. It Was A Dream Come True.

Asthma Is Treatable And Well Can Be Controlled.