A real hollow feeling. And I wasn't sure what I was going to do," says Greg Louganis on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. To pick one athlete as the greatest ever in his or her sport is a good ...

The touch points of Greg Louganis’ triumphant story ... Louganis has been resilient since he came out of the womb. His childhood was difficult: Louganis struggled academically and socially.

But maybe not in every sport. Try thinking of anyone who was a better diver than Greg Louganis. As a troubled youth, Greg Louganis used diving as an escape. He found peace at the top of the ladder.