I think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.

I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.

Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there with athletes from all over the world. Everyone is coming together, putting differences aside.

There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It was a professional race, but I ended up winning. That was kind of a turning point for me where I felt like, "Okay, I'm pretty good at this and there's a possibility for this to be a career for me." That was a defining moment for me.

Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.

For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.

The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.