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.

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

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.

I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest

Gymnastics is a lot like life. You don't become an Elite gymnast by bickering and having a negative attitude. You have to be positive to get to that level.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.