Gymnastics Is So Complex.

Everything For Me Started With My Love Of The Sport. In Society We're Losing The Fun With Kids And Pushing Success On Them Too Hard. Success Comes From Fun.

Something My Mom Taught Me When I Was Little Is That Everything Happens For A Reason. Retiring Was Scary And It Was Tough To Give Up Gymnastics, But So Many Great Opportunities Have Come From It That I Never Expected. And Those Wouldn't Have Happened Had I Not Accepted My Injury As A Way To Try Something New.

In 2008 I Didn't Take It All In Enough. I Was So Wrapped Up In Just The Competition That I Missed What Was Going On Around Me. If I Am Given That Opportunity Again To Go To The Olympics And Be An Athlete I Want To Take It All In Because I Feel Like This Is My Last Shot And I Want To Feel The Team Spirit. I Want To Really Live And Breathe The Usa.

Stay Strong. Stand Up. Have A Voice.

When I Was Younger, My Coach, Liang Chow, Made All The Decisions. I Would Go To The Gym For Practice, Do Exactly What Chow Told Me To Do, Go Home, Come Back And Start All Over Again. If Chow Told Me To Do 50 Squat Jumps, I Did 50 Squat Jumps.