I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.
Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through to get here. Yeah, I didn't walk away with a medal or run away with a medal, but I think there's lessons to be learned when you win and lessons to be learned when you lose.
I've always said the Olympics are special to me.
The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
Outside the Olympics, there are massive discrepancies within all sports. But the positive side for me is that the Olympics are the biggest platform there is, and there's total equality across all sports.
Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal.
I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
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