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To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.

You always dream of going to the Olympics and winning gold. I've learned over the years that there are lots of gold medals, but certain stories stick out and make a difference.

This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

To be an Olympian - not many people can say that. But first of all, I've got to make the team, and I know a lot of hard work is going to go into it, so hopefully it pays off.

I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.

I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that will never happen.

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.