Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131028:01:32:00
She told our cameras this was not the life she had planned. >> you know, i was just a really happy-go-lucky kid. you know, outgoing. had a lot of friends. played a lot of sports. was really active. >> raised in rural michigan, dana personified the all-american girl. studious and athletic, dana wasn't just good, she was exceptional. >> i was always a bright child, very athletic. anything i picked up i excelled at very quickly. >> looking back now, dana says the punishing physical grind and pressure to succeed as a star athlete led her to abuse alcohol. >> you train rigorously. you're playing sp...