Dear Friends,
As a young athlete, I learned that you can’t sit back and wait for your personal best to happen – you have to make it happen. While I maintain the ideals that brought me Olympic success, my priorities have shifted from competition to service. Today, I am deeply involved with the International Special Olympics and Muscular Dystrophy Association in an effort to help special needs children achieve their own, unique personal bests.
More than 30 years after scoring a perfect "10" at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal – the first-ever awarded in Olympic gymnastics history – winning means something different to me today. It means being free to express my inner and outer self through meaningful work, family and friends. And for me personally, it’s meant taking the time to look as good on the outside as I feel on the inside.
That’s why I’ve joined the Your Personal Best campaign. It’s all about giving yourself permission to focus on the things that help you feel your best in all aspects of your life whether that be through volunteer work, eating right or exercising. For some of us, that may mean speaking with a physician about aesthetic treatments, like BOTOX® Cosmetic (Botulinum Toxin Type A).
I’m 46, and when I started to consider BOTOX® Cosmetic it wasn’t because I had an issue with my age – in fact, I felt healthier and stronger than ever! But when I looked into the mirror, I started seeing lines and wrinkles, like the ‘11s’ between my brows. I’m not competing anymore, but I still have the same drive to look and feel my best. So I decided to do something about it.
I talked to my doctor about BOTOX® Cosmetic. I learned it actually relaxes the muscles that cause that stubborn ‘11’ and make me look stressed and tired, even when I’m not. Now when I see my reflection, I see me, only without the ’11.’