Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.
It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.
I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.
I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.
I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.
When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.