| "The idea of leaving Brisbane and
home upset me a bit at first but, hey, I'm meant to
be an adult now at 21!" - on moving to Canberra. |
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| "Oh my god, that was nuts!"
- after breaking the 100m freestyle world record
in the semifinals in Athens. |
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| "When I first started out I even
made up excuses not to race, I just hated being nervous." |
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| "I'm used to short preparations --
this isn't the first time I've lost motivation."
- after skipping traning for the WC trails. |
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| "She was, like, facing me and I was
just saying, 'Oh, this is sad'. I did start laughing.
I just waved at everyone and thought: 'I'm not going
to let it bother me.' - commenting on de Bruijn
attempt to psych her out. |
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| I think last night's swim scared the other
girls ... no, not scared, (correcting herself) but it
made them realise how fast I was going." - after
her world record swim in the semifinals in Athens. |
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Audio
- Jodie in the Australian National Nine News speaking
live from Athens after winning the 100m
Freestyle Final on 19/08/2004.
(Click Here)
- Jodie speaks to Grandstand's Gerry Collins after being
named as Queensland Sportswoman of the Year
on 13/11/2004.
(Click Here)
Video
- Jodie's 100m Freestyle Olympic Gold Medal Swim in Athens on 18/08/2004. (Click Here)
Note: you need Windows Media Player to listen to
these clips.
Sources/Credits :
Australian Swimming, National Nine News, Getty Images,
AP Photo, AFP, SMH, TAT
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