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"It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before."
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"I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do."
"You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost."
"Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience."
"For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed."
"In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband."
"Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success."
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