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7 quotes by Cameron van der Burgh

Cameron van der Burgh (born 25 May 1988) is a South African swimmer. He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and individual male Olympic Champion He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal at the 100-meter breaststroke in a new world record. He has won numerous World Championship medals since his debut in...
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I woke up on the plane this morning and was turning on my phone and I had to put my pin number in. That's when I realized that since the age of... →

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I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's... →

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I'm trying to focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke now. There's no point concentrating on the 50 when it's not in the Olympics. I'm... →

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My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.

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Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.

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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.

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It's unfortunate, I've been the victim of some Australian press.

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