They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.

Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear.

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.

I have won all the medals that I can win over the 20 years, except for an Olympic gold. I won't miss the chance this time.

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.