There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.
Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.
I would be happy with an Olympic bronze. What I don't have is an Olympic medal.
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
I've won a world championship, I know how that feels. I don't know how it feels to win a gold medal. I want to feel that; I want to know that.
I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes, my fans and my mom were happy about it, but I didn't win that gold medal.
I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and I was so happy. It was more about me just being not impressed with falling at the Olympics in my last event.
I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.