Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.
Memories just get richer with time.
So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.