You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

I am pretty bow-legged. It's annoying.

I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

I wasn't your average kid. I was signing autographs in Japan at 12.

You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy.

I'm just going to keep dialing it in and keep practicing.

Skateboarding helps a ton with balance, precision, with air awareness... it gets your senses to be spot-on and it's also a great way to take my mind off things.