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It is so important that our federation stands by our athletes.

As athletes, our job is to train and compete.

We train and work so hard in our sport, we would be nothing less than a warrior. Day in, day out, this is our life. It's everything. The Olympic dream.

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

I would say that one of the hardest things for an athlete, and really anybody of any profession, is that we create our identity in what we do.

For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training, performing in competitions, defending the honor of the motherland.

In sports, every day you can be the hero or the goat.