The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!

I blast "Northern Sky," by the Capital Kings, on the way there, but at the gym, I totally zone out.

I want to do all roles. The skys the limit.

No one is going to feel sorry for you, so you have to go out there and be fierce.

Nothing is going to change. I’m going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well stop talking about it.

The other girls [in team] have experience. They've been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it's gonna be crazy. It's the Olympics. But it's gonna be fun!

I just want to inspire all those people who gave up and said 'I quit,' Never give up!