Iain O'Brien was a jolly sort, but when you read this piece you realize its all on the exterior.
All I wanted to do was be myself. I wanted to be comfortable in my own skin. But, in these situations, outside of my hotel room, I didn't know who I was. Everything I did was a bluff. All the confidence I showed was faked. Fake it until you make it. The problem with this though is that you're never comfortable. You spend so much time and energy pretending that it wears you down.
Physically, sport is tough. Mentally, it's harder. It's hard being me, it really is - living with my ego and the doubts it brings.
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