Mary lou retton

Be cocky. Walk into the Georgia Dome like you own it.

It's going to be really weird when I'm 80 years old, in a walker, and people are still calling me America's sweetheart. We need a new one.

I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.

In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man.

Fragile egos are put on the line every day.

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

The endorsement game has been very good to me.

Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.

Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.