I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I have parents without whom I couldn't have realised that dream.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality.
It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me.
It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.
I am a dreamer. And what I dream of is to become Olympic champion, world champion, world record holder.
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.
When I saw the 2010 Games and speed skating, I had a change of heart. I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality.
I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.
I always look back at when I didn't have a dream, when I didn't have a spirit. I didn't know what the Olympics was all about. I was just hanging out on the street. I was not humble. I was not a nice person, doing things that were socially unacceptable.
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.
My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.
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