The dual silver Olympic sprint medallist, who has known Freeman for 10 years, was appalled by the timing and vitriol of Bideau. Attacking Freeman in public was counterproductive, Boyle said, as people would side with Freeman over an unknown manager and partner. You would think his concern would be with her winning in Sydney and not having any distractions. And yet he is doing this. Relationship break-ups cause bitter eggs.
People get bitter and twisted and silly, and it is all about money.
He was the one who wrote all the stories about her - sure, he created the Cathy Freeman image, but that doesn't give him the right to destroy it now that it is in place. Nick has probably made a reasonable amount of money out of Cathy, a lot more than he would as a teacher or a journalist. She has given him a lot the same way. Boyle said Bideau was using his knowledge of Freeman and her Olympic program to unsettle her with a public attack, and by suing her. He knows how to cause problems, he knows her personality and he knows what he can do to get in there and disrupt things.