So for me it was a good place to hide.
I kept thinking, Hold on to the moment, hold on to the moment.
Remember this moment, its going to be over so quickly.
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Youve got a long life to live after this.'
She reunites with Bert Bonanno, her old Olympic coach, and Al Feuerbach, a fellow Olympian.
Bonanno recalls Jenners personal struggles with worldwide fame and her own identity.
His smile was international, Bonnno says.
His reputation was international.
I think as his life went on, it became a little lonely.
For a long time, Jenner says, she had trouble reconciling her post-Olympics life with her past.
I was throwing out my past like it never happened, she says.
And Im very proud of those times.
This was a big part of my past.
Its part of my life, it made me who I am.
Jenner also says she hopes to make a difference in the world as a transgender activist.
This is an issue that is an issue of humanity, of mankind, she says.
This issue doesnt have borders.
This issue is all over the world.
WatchJenner: 40 years After Goldand read her full interviewatSports Illustrated.
