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Dawn Fraser
Australian
Athlete
About the author
The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Life
#Excellence
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.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Life
#World
Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Hurt
#Example
It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Being
#Body
#Water
If you're good at it, you can win.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
I've worked hard all my life.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Life
I used to do some terrible things in the marshalling area to upset my rivals.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I did break 41 world records, but I don't live on that today.
Dawn Fraser,
Australian
Athlete
#Years
#World
#Past
#Today
#Fact
#Dawn