Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

As a young girl, I just wanted to have fun and compete. There were no goals of becoming an Olympic athlete. I wanted to hang out with my friends. I wanted to do something fun, and that's what I did

A failure isn't a failure if it prepares you for success tomorrow.

Believe it or not, Twitter calms me down. I enjoy interacting with people.

I'm inspired by failure. The process of defeat – picking yourself back up again is the hardest thing in the world.

The Olympics are only once every four years so you have to take advantage of all your opportunities, both to be an inspiration to people and help support your sponsors who help you.

Stepping on that line for me, it will be about facing my fears.