Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader.

What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level.

Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we bridge that gap,' that so-called Digital Divide? How can we get internet into every home possible?

Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.

There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.