Athletes become our heroes, because they're superhuman. They do things nobody else can do. They're better than 6 billion other people.
Professional football's a tough game. It's a lot of contact. It's a lot of wear and tear on your body. You've got elite athletes running into each other, play after play, at high speeds. And this is something that I love and I enjoy.
I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
What's not realized about good novelists is that they're as competitive as good athletes. They study each other - where the other person is good and where the person is less good. Writers are like that but don't admit it.