Lauren Jackson named as Australia's official flag bearer for the London Olympics opening ceremony...
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Jackson is the first Australian woman to receive the honour since diver Jenny Donnet was the chosen one in Barcelona in 1992. She is a proud feminist but said that an occasion like this was neither the place nor time to be mounting campaigns. For Jackson the story didn't need subtext to be meaningful.
"Tomorrow night, even tonight, is just the proudest moment of my life, no doubt about it. To be named the leader of the team, and to be able to walk in front of Australia at an Olympic Games is something that I never, in my wildest dreams, would have imagined I could achieve. I can't think of anything that would ever top this. Obviously a gold medal would be awesome, but I feel like this is something that will never happen again.
