I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

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.

When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know what to do with me! They put me in a Tots class and I just fell in love with it.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

Critique the performance, and respect the hard work put in.

Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given me the greatest strength anyone could ask for.