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.

I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.

I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.

Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.

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

Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.

It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good