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 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.

I have three dogs and a cockatoo.

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.

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

Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot.