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
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. Cathy Rigby athletecontractgold 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
I was always very active as a kid. 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 activebedbreak share on social
Acting allows me the freedom to let go, to be in the moment, to be spontaneous. I no longer have the fear of losing, of failure. Cathy Rigby actfailurefear Change image and share on social
It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality. Cathy Rigby fantasyhardreality Change image and share on social
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