I cant justify taking money away from hungry kids and needy schools to pay for the Games when corporations are willing to write the checks.

I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

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

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun.

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

In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband.