Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.

I get a lot of flak for it... people saying [my body] is not normal for a girl... But I'm okay with it. I think it's because I was a gymnast for eight years, from ages four to 12. My body was made before my bones were fully grown. Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.

I'm never the kind of person who's sitting at home reading the charts and basing how I feel about myself or even my career on stats. I've always based it on, 'Am I doing the best that I can do?'

I was a very defensive kid 'cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn't want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry.

My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me.

In the late '90s, R&B was dominant in the radio, and the white kids were taking it mainstream.

I don't think imitation is the highest form of flattery, I think it's annoying.