It's not like my body has changed since I've played in high school, beyond being more mature. It's not like my power has changed, either.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.
As you grow older, you change.
The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.
As you get older, you kind of take on things and become kind of different than what you used to be as a kid, obviously.
You grow and you change, or at least you think you do, but you're kind of the same.
Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.
In getting older, I find myself becoming progressively more ineffectual in a lot of different ways, and part of that is down to no longer having the youthful feeling that what you're doing has any true impact.
I feel like I've changed a lot since the London Games. I was really young, and it was my first year on the international stage. I've matured physically since then, and I've become stronger, and because of that, I've gained a lot of confidence.
I haven't changed at all. I'm the same as when I was 11.