But my middle daughter, Kate, is very involved in martial arts, and I was just at one of her competitions.
“You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.”
“I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.”