Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued.

Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason.

I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.

My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I wanted outside the gym, he said, except ski.

After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.

People put too much emphasis on looks.