boycotting. i mean, i lived through two boycotts. few athletes have that opportunity. there's a short window of opportunity for young kids who trained their entire lives for this, whether they be gay or straight. you know, i was in competitions where i was called faggot and there was the whole fag buster campaign. it was very difficult sometimes when we would travel internationally, because nobody wanted to room with the fag. so i usually ended up rooming with one of the coaches. it's a very small team, small community. >> no one on your own team wanted to room with you? >> yeah. usually i would find one person on the team that was, you know, secure enough in their own sexuality that they knew it wasn't an issue. >> there have been a number of columnists here in the states who suggested that the athletes,