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

You have to remember that no matter how big your goals or how many you have, there are going to be times when you miss by a little bit. You have to be realistic and flexible. One reason I have so many smaller goals is that even if my big goals don't happen, I've still achieved so much along the way, I don't feel the loss.

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

It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.

Goals have to be realistic and flexible.

When you grow up on camera and in the public eye, you feel you have to put forth this image. I just took that to the extreme and there was a lot of pressure on me

If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.