Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.
I'm extremely happy that I could win the gold medal. It's a special moment in my career.
An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.
I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.
Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.
To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.
If I win the gold medal, I will be set for the rest of my life. The medal itself doesn't give you anything, but it makes you a marketable item. You take it and see what you can do.
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken.
My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio.