article_snippet.sent: Linda Thompson, Bruce Jenner's second wife, has praised her former husband for being 'a champion for those who share the struggle to just be who those who share the struggle to just be who they are are.'
article_snippet.sent: Linda tweeted Linda message of support and pride just hours before Bruce's highly-anticipated  sit down interview with Diane Sawyer is set to air on ABC.
article_snippet.sent: It's the first public comment the former beauty queen, who was married to the Olympic gold medalist from 1981 to 1986, has made about her former husband rumored transition from male to female.
article_snippet.sent: Breaking Linda silence: Linda tweeted a message of support for the Olympian ahead of Linda ABC prime time special with Diane Sawyer set to air on Friday night .
article_snippet.sent: Linda, 64, has said Diane Sawyer 's anticipated confirmation that her former husband's transgender and plans to live as a woman is as monumental as her former husband Olympic success .
article_snippet.sent: Linda shared two pictures of the former decathlete, one of her former husband celebrating her former husband victory at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 and one of her former husband sporting image on a billboard.
article_snippet.sent: Linda compared her former husband expected revelations about her former husband personal journey to the magnitude of what her former husband accomplished as an athlete.
article_snippet.sent: Linda, as The star athlete continued to reap the rewards of The star athlete Olympic success .
article_snippet.sent: There have also been persistent stories over the years about the former star athlete's penchant for wearing women's clothes.
article_snippet.sent: His first wife Chrystie Crownover, who His married straight out of college in 1972, expressed Linda support for Linda ex a little earlier this year as rumors started swirling about His changing appearance and His possible gender reassignment. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Friday's tweet is the first public comment Linda has made about Linda former husband's personal journey .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Linda compared her former husband anticipated TV revelations about her former husband 'true self' to the magnitude of her former husband Olympic achievement .
  