Olympic Legend And Gay Icon Joins Celebrity Exodus From U.S.

But Louganis, who won four gold medals and a silver from 1976 to 1988, had a more philosophical message than a political one.

“So, as life moves forward, what are you prepared to leave behind?” Louganis wrote on Facebook Friday. “I am 65 years old, and I am asking just that. I am no longer who I used to think I was. Not even close to ‘What’ other people or ‘Who’ other people think I am.”

After throwing shade at his business managers and praise at his former coach, Ron O’Brien, Louganis added:

“Now I get to discover who is Greg Louganis? Without the distraction and noise from outside. At least this is my goal, and hey, I may not find that. I think I may find it at times, in moments, my goal is to live it! Discover, allow, and nurture that human spirit through the experiences of life. To be joyful in the moments, embrace the grief, the anger, and the laughter, and embrace it all, feel it all in this experience we call our lives.”

He also said he was inspired by the resilience of close friends who lost everything in recent California fires and were able to start anew.