There's no disgrace in failure, the disgrace is not to try.

In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material.

There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this, but I've been around it. I know.

Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable.

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.

I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth.

There's no disgrace in failure, the disgrace is not to try.