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The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying 'Destiny.' For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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We were five heterosexual, good-looking men.
We competed against each other for the sexiest girls... I won.
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I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
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I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.
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When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.
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As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.
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The Athletic Association competed against the University.
So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized.
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I had more pressure when I competed in Moscow.
I had no pressure in Montreal because I only went to do my routines and hoping I didn't mess it up when I was on the bar. When I came back, 10,000 people were at the airport and I thought, 'Why?' because, in my mind, I hadn't done anything different from what I used to do in my gym.