Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.

You've got to believe in yourself first. Take risks and don't be afraid to fall.

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.

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

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

I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.