Every time I've gone to Brazil I've gotten sick upon return. You know, it's just a different situation there. And I take every precaution - eating cooked foods and staying away from tap water, brushing my teeth with bottled water - and yet I still manage to get sick. So I'm just going to stay on point, bring my probiotics.

At some point you're like, gosh, this rehab is never going to end, and then all of a sudden I'm full strength and I'm about to go to my first competition. So I feel really great.

That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.

It's not a sprint to get in shape.

I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now

Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.

I love that our sport is sexy. I think it is appropriately so.