Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.

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.

I'm a realist and I always have been.

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

I've had asthma my entire life.

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

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