As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.
It's a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future.
As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.
The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.
The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.
Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don't need a partner to go running, you don't need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers.
The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.
I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.
If you have the athletic ability, why waste it in one sport?