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

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

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.

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

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.

Gymnastics is the type of sport where you can't take something that gives you more energy. Something may be great for the vault, but then you have the bars after it and you have to be more sedate for that.

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.