Dawn Fraser Quotes

It is going to be a very tough series

Dawn Fraser

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Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.

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Dawn Fraser

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

life excellence search olympics sport
Dawn Fraser

These old legs aren't really in tango form.

form legs
Dawn Fraser

It is going to be a very tough series

series
Dawn Fraser

When I set my mind to do something, I want to come out a winner.

mind winner
Dawn Fraser

It's a happy occasion and, unlike most of the television we watch, there's no violence involved.

television happy violence
Dawn Fraser

I don't think we've actually seen the best of him yet. If he is hungry enough to do it, he will win the 200 and 400 in Beijing.

win hungry
Dawn Fraser

It wasn't deserved. Because I didn't do the things that they said I'd done. And it was a terrible sort of taste in my mouth.. To have been retired when I wasn't ready.

mouth things taste ready terrible
Dawn Fraser

It might look like that but it's not my personal parking space,.. I'm telling you that's not true. Anyone that complains like that is jealous.

true space personal
Dawn Fraser

That is turning out to be a bit of a debacle but I spoke to the administrators the other day and they have assured me it is not anything to do with Paul or myself.

paul day
Dawn Fraser

I did speak to my heart doctor, I spoke to my orthopedic doctor and I also spoke to my general practitioner and they all said, 'No, you are fit enough to do the show, go ahead and do it'

heart speak doctor
Dawn Fraser

I've worked hard all my life.

life
Dawn Fraser

We only have two things that we share in this life; we are born and we die. And what we do in between those times, we've got to be happy. I don't let the outside world deter me.

life thetimes time
Dawn Fraser

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

example

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