Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.

My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.

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.