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

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.

It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality.

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

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.

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.