I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!

Hot yoga is the best. When you're in [class], there are no cell phones, no talking, no distractions. You're taking a leave from reality for an hour or so.

Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.

When it comes to gymnastics, you can be 30 points ahead going into that competition, but on that day, it's all about luck. It's about who has a good day, who stays healthy, it's how happy the judges are that day, there are so many different factors.

There's always a chance. Anything can happen.

Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold.

My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.