There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've been around it. I know. Cathy Rigby beautifuldenialgymnastic Change image and share on social
I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was always getting hurt, breaking a leg, you know, bruising, cracking my head open. Cathy Rigby bedbreakbruise Change image and share on social
You see your peers weighing 80 pounds and you think, 'Oh, my God, I've got to be 80 pounds or I'll fail.' Cathy Rigby failgodhave Change image and share on social
I remember secretly going off and crying. All of a sudden I'm being blocked and have to be intimate in a scene, and I'm going, 'I can't even look people in the eye very well. How am I ever going to do this?' Cathy Rigby blockcryeye share on social
It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality. Cathy Rigby fantasyhardreality Change image and share on social
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. Cathy Rigby athletebreathhold Change image and share on social
I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth. Cathy Rigby competitiongrowimage Change image and share on social
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. Cathy Rigby athletecontractgold Change image and share on social
I've been able to play a kid up to this point and pretend that I'm not a grown-up - well, at least for two hours a night! Cathy Rigby growhavehour Change image and share on social
