The most famous athletes throughout the history of time are fighters.
It's part of being an elite player, you get attention.
As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.
Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.
Unless you're Mary Lou Retton, in the right place at the right time with the right personality, you're not going to be on a Wheaties box and have all these endorsements.
It's the best thing to happen to a sport, that you have a superstar. In football there is always something to write about the Beckhams, same as people want to write about Rooney or Hooney or whatever his bloody name is.
I do celebrity ski races all over the world.
One of my favorite topics to read about my whole life has just been famous athletes, and a lot of those have been combat athletes.
