You see your peers weighing 80 pounds and you think, 'Oh, my God, I've got to be 80 pounds or I'll fail.'

She was U. Rigby then turned her efforts to television working for 18 years as a commentator for ABC Sports and appearing in made-for-television movies. In 2012 Cathy Rigby appeared in American Girl's McKenna Shoots for The Stars as McKenna's gymnastics coach.