I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.

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.

If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.

I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.

I know that I wasn't bred to be an Olympian. I didn't start running until high school, and I just stumbled upon to.

I think I'm a person who is proud of my [Christian] faith and where I come from.

Right now I'd say my favorite fashion designer is Zac Posen.