There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up for equal rights and educating people around the world about the persistence of homophobia. Rather than boycott, I, along with several amazing organizations including Athlete Ally and All Out, plan to use the Sochi Games as a teachable moment for the world.

In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I'm still doing the work I always wanted to do.

People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality.

It's great to be out and proud.

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.

Peak performance is meditation in motion.