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It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.

I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

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.

When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer when I was growing up.