Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

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

I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.

I don't think I've ever not gotten nervous. When you work so hard for one special day or routine, you want to perform it better than you ever have. We always say at our gym, If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.