It's part of being an elite player, you get attention.
The most famous athletes throughout the history of time are fighters.
As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.
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.
Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.
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.