I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things
It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good
I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.
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.
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.