I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark

Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.