From 15 or 16, I always wanted to be an Olympic champion, but I don't think you ever believe it until it actually happens.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
I think it was just me who thought I could be Olympic champion. I've been telling myself that, and I did that.
In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.'
I started Little Athletics when I was five years old, but my Olympics dream started when I was 10 years old.
I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.
It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.
I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.
I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.