Gregory "Greg" Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic scuba diver as well as author, best recognized for his 4 Olympic gold medals in diving.
16 years of ages, he took part in the Olympics 1976 in Montreal, where he won silver medal in high diving, gone beyond only by the Italian Klaus Dibiasi. 2 years later, after Dibiasi had retired, Louganis won his very first world title in the very same exercise.
Louganis was the fave of gold in front of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, however due to the boycott, he might not align. In 1982, Louganis won two World Cup titles and also the Olympics 1984 in Los Angeles, he won dual gold again (3m Springboard diving as well as 10 m high diving), with a clear margin in advance of the competition.
After two World Cup titles in 1986 he duplicated the firm from Los Angeles throughout the Olympic Games 1988 in Seoul.
Louganis won 6 gold medals in the Pan American Games, he won the 3 meter diving failure as well as 10 meters high diving 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela, 1987 in Indianapolis, USA.
Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Greg.
"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"
"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"
"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"
"I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles"
"I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama"
"Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team"
"I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy"
"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"
"People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality"
"One of my dogs is in the movie Beethoven's 2nd"
"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"
