Greg Louganis Quotes

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  Never underestimate your ability to make someone else’s life better – even if you never know it.

  Greg Louganis

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• When you’re a kid growing up, and you think you’re gay, you know that you’re different; you’re often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

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• Well, unless you’re Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

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• The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn’t.

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• People who were close to me – family and friends – they knew about my s*xuality.

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• People wait in line to see me, saying there’s plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward.

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• One of my dogs is in the movie Beethoven’s 2nd.

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• In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don’t know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I’m still doing the work I always wanted to do.

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• I’ve learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

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• I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy.

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• I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama.

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• Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I’d always felt there was something to live up to – expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship.

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Greg Louganis (12)

Birth:	29th January, 1960
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Diver

About

Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis was born in El Cajon, California, USA. He is an American Olympic diver, coach, LGBT activist, actor, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games on both the springboard and platform. He is the only male and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. In 1983, he graduated with a major in Drama and a minor in Dance from the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of best-selling autobiography, Breaking the Surface. He has worked frequently with the Human Rights Campaign to defend the civil liberties of the LGBT community and people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. His role in several films include: Dirty Laundry, Touch Me, Watercolors, and Entourage. He was a mentor to the US diving team at the London 2012 Olympics and the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.

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