Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

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.

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

Goals have to be realistic and flexible.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

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