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.

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well.

I don't have to be enemies with someone to be competitors with them.

I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.