I am the luckiest girl in the world. I learned that if I just keep a positive mental attitude, that I can go out there and do whatever I hope I can do. It's all mental in getting out there, and having confidence in myself, and having strength and knowing I can do it.

For me, it seems to help me take the pressure off if I don't pay attention to what other people are telling me.

Sometimes we complain, but there is something beautiful about waking up before everyone to get better at what we love.

A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.

The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy.

For right now, I still believe that college is what's going to make me the happiest girl.