So it really does have a sort of bittersweet quality. Kids like to have adventures and to believe they can fly, but there's also that fear about people leaving you. Cathy Rigby adventurebittersweetfear Change image and share on social
In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material. Cathy Rigby consumedategymnastic 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
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. Cathy Rigby athletecontractgold 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 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
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
