When you're on the Olympic team at 15, you don't do anything else. There's no normal social development, and your decisions are made for you. Cathy Rigby decisiondevelopmentmake Change image and share on social
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
I'll talk to kids afterward and somebody will always say, 'I'll leave my bedroom window open for you. Cathy Rigby afterwardbedroomkid Change image and share on social