Through everything I've gone through- and I've been everywhere, at the top of the world, in jail, hung over drunk - I never gave up my dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
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The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.
It's the Olympics. And it was a long way for me. To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.
To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.
Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.
You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.
It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.
Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
For so long I wanted to win the gold medal. Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.
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