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

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

"Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track."

I'm a realist and I always have been.

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

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.