When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

14 points. His story was recounted in the 1996 Showtimemovie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story with Mario Lopez playing the lead and Louganis narrating. After winning two more world championship titles in 1986 he repeated his 1984 feat in the 1988 Seoul Olympics although not without difficulties: he suffered a concussion after hitting his head on the springboard during the preliminary rounds while performing a reverse 2½ pike.

: /luːˈɡeɪnɪs/; born January 29 1960) is an American Olympic diver and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games on both the springboard and platform. Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis (pron. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.