It's been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures and my ranking dropped, not as many people did.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Now it seems like a lot more people recognize me.
I enjoy being recognized. I'll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I'll be very sad if I'm not interviewed, because that's a very amazing process.
If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.
I can't describe the feeling I got the first time I won a jury award for an injured person.
It was so popular, so more people identify me from 'Friends' than anything else.
I have a following, but it's small. I have this level of fame where people spot me in the airport, consistently, but they always think they're the only one who ever has. People will think they win a prize when they recognize me.
People might not view me as competitive as I really am.
I was really competitive with myself.
I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.
I'm astonished to say, but people are really pleased to hear what happened to me, the way I got a little bit more confident, the people I've met, and the things I didn't know.