I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good but didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For so long I wanted to win the gold medal. Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.
It's the Olympics. And it was a long way for me. To compete at the Olympic Games, I dreamed of any medal, but frankly speaking, I wanted a gold one.
I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.
To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.
To be part of something special, to be an Olympian and have the chance to win a medal - it's an amazing feeling.
Everybody expects me to win the gold medal.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'
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.
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.