43 ordspråk av Chris Witty
Chris Witty
Abuse exists because of secrecy. If I can use this platform and talk about it and break the silence, somebody can get the help and support they need. It's such a common problem, and it doesn't need to be. All you have to do is talk about it and break the silence.
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Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted to break the silence. Now I feel I'm in a much better place emotionally than I've ever been anytime in my life.
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Bonnie watched CNN. I liked MTV.
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Both of us are going to have good shots in a couple races.
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Everybody is skating well. I had to move my butt a little bit to make it.
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For 20 years, I believed it was all my fault. If a kid is out there and it's happened to them, they should know: 'The adult knew better. You were a child. You were innocent.' It's OK to talk about it.
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For me, the great thing about having excelled in a sport was that it was a way to feel happy. People would congratulate me on things I accomplished. I was able to be free on the ice. If I didn't have that I don't know what my life would have been.
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Going back to '94, it's more professional now, there's more support, we have more depth.
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I didn't have to have a fast, fast race, but I wanted to have a good race.
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I enjoy everything about life right now -- everything. I'm just really happy. I'm able to enjoy everything. I'm not depressed all the time and I'm not worried about anything, about myself or my appearance or things like that. Now I just feel so much more comfortable in my skin because I feel like I'm able to really tell everybody who I am and where I'm coming from and why I am the way I am. I'm just a different person today than I was even four years ago.
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I felt guilty. This was a neighbor my parents entrusted me with. He was a great guy, as far as they knew.
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I have to get a job.
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I hopefully will make it to the oval this evening to cheer on my teammates.
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I knew I had to get out of there.
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I think I'll have that advantage over other athletes, where it may be their first time around or even their second and they might not be sure how to handle it. It might be a shock to them, but for me I'm used to it and I know what to expect.
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