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

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

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

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

My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.

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.