Be Who You Are In Every Situation.

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.

Examine The Opportunities, The Challenges You've Given Yourself.

That First Peak Is The Best Place To Pause And Look Back, To See If You Took The Easiest Route, To Learn The Lessons From The First Climb. And It Is The Best Place To Examine The Terrain Ahead, To Change Your Plans And Goals, To Take A Deep Breath And Begin Climbing Again.

Protect Your Good Image From The Eyes Of Negative Viewers, Who May Look At Your Good Appearance With An Ugly Fiendish Eye, And Ruin Your Positive Qualities With Their Chemical Infested Tongues.

As An Athlete, I Was Never Really Comfortable With Being A Celebrity.