I now have five major titles, and not many athletes can say that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.
An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.
In sports, championships often define a person's legacy.
But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.
Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.
Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for.
Just kidding, I've been very athletic all my life.
I won 21 titles in seven years: three titles per year playing in this way. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to change.