It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

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.

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.

Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.

The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my Freshman year, and unfortunately she never saw me compete in the Olympics. But she really wanted me to finish college, because she never finished Junior High.