One minute you're a developing athlete trying to get to the top, then the next minute you do well and win a medal somewhere, and then it's all foisted on you. You never know when it's going to happen. You don't think about the media side of things when you're a young athlete trying to do well.
“I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.”
“When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.”