I Majored In Elementary Education, And I

It Was All Kind Of A Whirlwind At The Beginning. I Didn't Really Realize That I Had A Special Gift From God. It Was Probably Towards The End Of High School In My Senior Year When Things Really Started To Come Together And I Realized That I Had More Potential And That I Could Do This As A Career And That The Olympics Were A Possibility.

I'm Always Nervous. If I Wasn't Nervous, It Would Be Weird. I Get The Same Feeling At All The Big Races. It's Part Of The Routine, And I Accept It. It Means I'm There And I'm Ready.

The Pressure Is Hard. You Get - The World Is Only Watching Every Four Years, And I Think Lots Of People Feel Like They Have To Win In That Time Frame.

I've Heard So Many Stories Of Young Girls Watching The Olympics And Being Inspired By It, And They Want To Do It Now, And That's Really Cool.

I Think That Kids Aren't Even Exploring The Option Of Sports Anymore, And They Don't Even Know What They Could Do.