hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˈɔːlɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɑːnɚz θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz fɹʌmðɪ ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət sˈeɪlɪŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən sˈeɪlɪŋ fɚðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈɛksəs æɾ ˈɔːstɪn ænd kəmpˈiːɾɪd æt fˈoːɹ əlˈɪmpɪk ɡˈeɪmz ɪn sˈeɪlɪŋ: nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, wˈɪnɪŋ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv θɹˈiː əlˈɪmpɪk mˈɛdəlz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ.
He received All-American honors three times from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association sailing for the University of Texas at Austin and competed at four Olympic Games in sailing: 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004, winning total of three Olympic medals during his career.