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

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.

I want to bring more gymnastics on television.

Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.

We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.

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