"There's this misconception that because I'm the first to do this thing-and still no one else has done it-that I'm booked all year long for speaking engagements. I get things here or there, but I can't make a living from it."
"The news coverage came, but the sponsors didn't. I made $80,000 the year I became the first American woman to medal in the Summer and Winter Olympics."
"I was behind the ball because I was 30 years old and just starting, whereas I had friends who were already doctors and lawyers and well into their careers. I spent all of my 20s competing, so I felt kind of insecure that I didn't have any real work knowledge."
"The money doesn't go quite as far as people think it does, even though it was a pretty good living for a 20-year-old. I had a 10-year career, so it set me up better than the average person by the time I was 30."
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