Children possess a remarkable amount of passion. They throw themselves completely, heart and soul, into everything.

For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

Training for the Olympics was much easier than balancing my life now! When practice was over, there was time for me. But with four kids and a career, I have no downtime. When I'm not on the road, I finish my workday at 2:30 p.m. Then I pick the kids up from school and they get 100 percent Mommy, not part Mommy and part Mary Lou Retton.

Children possess a remarkable amount of passion. They throw themselves completely, heart and soul, into everything.

I like added pressure. It makes me work harder.

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.