Star diver Guo Jingjing of China (R) and her fellow diver, also an Olympic champion Tian Liang attended a news conference. [filephoto/sohu.com]

Guo is usually either angry or silent when asked about Tian in interviews, but after the FINA Diving World Cup that concluded last Sunday, where Guo took home the gold, she confided to the Sichuan-based Tianfu Morning Post that Tian told the truth about their friendship in his latest autobiography.

Tian in his autobiography describes in detail how Guo and he competed against each other on the China National Diving Team but later began to encourage and support each other. "I highly appreciate our friendship," Guo said. "It is already on the verge of love, but not quite there yet."

The young Olympic champion was at ease and smiled throughout the conversation.

"As he wrote, we have shared the good times and the bad times since we were children on the diving team. I will never forget the days that Tian and I went through together." When asked if she would ever consider writing an autobiography like Tian, Guo said she had never considered it until now.

Guo said after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, some people expressed interest in doing a book for her, but she refused.

"I don't like discussing my private life in public," the diver explained. "It feels strange."

In response to questions about the possibility of her being replaced by younger divers before the Beijing Games, Guo humbly nodded her agreement.

"Of course! Don't you know that powerhouse China has quite a few master divers?" she laughed. Even knowing she may be replaced, Guo remained confident about the future of China's diving team.

Guo said that although athletes lead a boring life, after 20 years of it she was used to the schedule and found pleasure in it.

"I don't care about my public figure, or gossip; It doesn't have an impact on my training or competitions," the diver said. "The 2008 Games have always been the top priority in my mind."