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

I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.

And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more of the audiences in the arenas on the off years, in the years that we're not in the Olympics.

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.

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

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 was always athletic and I could do a lot of things