Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.
First of all, what happens is, when you're good at something, you spend a lot of time with it. People identify you with that sport, so it becomes part of your identity.
I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.
I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.
As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.
I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.
Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again.
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.
Most importantly, you have to stay true to yourself as well as those fans who made you who you are as an athlete.
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