There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Athletes tend to have less of a sense of humor than most people. They are heroes to so many. That might be part of it.
I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously.
Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.
'Course the world of sports takes itself way too serious. Sports writers are all high and mighty.
You don't have to take yourself so seriously all the time.
People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.
Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on.
When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.
I don't take too many things too seriously.
Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.