Bradman ... Phar Lap ... Cathy Freeman

[AlfAndrews]

I've lost my voice. I've got Christine Anu's song, "Cos I'm Free" playing on the stereo. And I've got tears pouring out of my eyes.

There could only be one thing better than Cathy winning the Gold Medal. And that would be a Collingwood premiership.

**cos I'm free**

[CJ]

Yeah, well said Alf.

Well done Cathy. That was one mighty run.

*clap clap clap clap clap*

[magpie_russ]

Tears and pride. What a girl. She carried all of us on her shoulders and did it easy. The moment of the Olymipics for me.

[CQ]

f*ck up piegirl! what has she ever done to you? she represented OUR country and did it well, if u could do any better then get your arse out there and do it, otherwise SHUT THE F*CK UP!!

[Spidergirl]

Jeez thats harsh Piegirl#41 why dont ya like her?
I reckon that lighting the cauldron thing was mad with Kathy and well done to her 4 winning 2nite. Guess this whole olymipics thing is kinda dragging on a bit now but cant even read the newspaper properly or turn on the TV without it! At least its only every 4 years i guess.

???

[CJ]

Piegirl, there is one point that I have to agree with you on, and that is about lighting the flame on the UFO. Personally, I believe it should have been one of the others.

BUT, to back up CQ and Spidergirl, Cathy ran that race under the AUSTRALIAN FLAG and won gold. That is something we ALL should be bloody proud of!


WELL DONE CATHY!!!!!!

[*miss_magpie*]

Well done Kathy, over all of her achievements lighting the flame would have to be the highest, and her race was just magnificent.... although i do think it should have been fraser lighting it after the whole flag mishap thing and all.. but anyway on ya kathy you gun!!!!

[CQ]

ha! miss magpie what about dawns 'flag mishap' wasn't she the one who got dicked trying to steal a flag or something???

[#1Buckleyfan]

I agree with piegirl#41 i dislike Cathy Freeman, and the only reason she lit the cauldron was instead of John Howard saying sorry to the aboriginal community. Why should she light the cauldron, before tonight she had no previous recieved olympic medals, why not let Tjorpe, Hackett hayle Lewis light it ???

[afisher]

just to correct a point of fact #1buckleyfan. Freeman did win silver in Atlanta in the 400.

[CQ]

well if that was the reason, what has that got to do with her? she didnt ask to do it, anyway why dont you like her?
yeah it did look good in front of the rest of the world but why "dislike" her for it?

[magpie_russ]

PieGirl#41,
Why don't you like Freeman. Just curious? That's all.

[jeff#2001]

cathy freeman is a legend
She deserves more than petty minded racist attacks !!!!!

How dare anyone say anything against her she is a real Australian
its people like her that make me proud to be an aussie.

The lighting of the caldron was spectacular and when cathy
was standing there holding the torch it bought a tear to my eye.

For what wrong has kathy freeman done to anybody to deserve such ferocious attacks.

I salute you cathy for giving us so much, your run last night
was that of a champ and how cute were ya in that out fit.

God bless you cathy the rest of Australia along with the joffa
love ya

And yes all of us should hang our heads in shame
re the lost generation.