And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more of the audiences in the arenas on the off years, in the years that we're not in the Olympics.

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.

We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.

And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more of the audiences in the arenas on the off years, in the years that we're not in the Olympics.

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

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.

There is always going to be a reason why you can't do something; your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can achieve your dreams.