I sometimes think I've needed a bit of an arm around me in my career - which I've not always got from certain managers and coaches who didn't understand me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances that are available today - so from that standpoint, playing with a cast on my arm was a fortunate event in my life.
Right before I left New York, I had my manager tell me, 'You need to get a girl on your arm, or people will start talking.'
People often don't believe me when they first meet me and I tell them I'm a judoka. I then show them my arms, which speak for themselves.
To this day, I don't love my arms. People want more fit arms, but my arms are too fit. But I'm not complaining. They pay my bills.
If I want to know how I'm doing at work, I don't wait for a pat on the back; I ask the people who will give me a clear, objective opinion. When I need a real, arms-wrapped-around-me hug, I go to someone who does that. I stopped getting disappointed by my expectations from non-huggers.
I don't believe in strong-arming people.
There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.
I have a strong tennis arm.
Sometimes I feel my arm is like a swan's neck - so weak.
Coaches give you too much information. I've been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.