I try not to look back on life with regrets. Now I understand that this was part of my path. As naive as it sounds, I was under the illusion that I would find the right girl who would make all the confused feelings go away.
It doesn’t work like that.…There’s a stress that you walk around with constantly when you’re in the closet. When I came out, it was like I’d ripped off a Band-Aid.
There was so much support from fans and teammates, so many new friends that I made, and I thought, Why didn’t I do this sooner?For a couple years, I never went on a date.
I’d stay home watching TV with my German shepherd, Shadow, and, when people asked what I was doing, I’d make something up.I try not to look back on life with regrets.