Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.

There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their own lives, and while the may be able to help you out, if you can motivate yourself, then you're golden.

So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.

Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.