Critique The Performance, And Respect The Hard

I Think It's Important For Girls At A Young Age To Be Involved In As Many Things As Possible. Especially Safe Communities Of People That Teach Them Great Life Lessons Like Self-confidence And Courage. And Getting Girls To Go To Camp Especially In The Summer Where They Can Meet New Friends, Learn New Things, And Not Just Sit At Home And Watch Tv.

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.

It's Been Strange And Weird Watching The Other Girls At The U.s. Olympic Trials Just Because I Was Training To Be Out There Myself.

I Get Less And Less Sleep These Days, So When I Have Any Down Time All I Want To Do Is Sleep!

I Was Always Known As That Stocky, Muscular, Powerful, Short, Athlete. People Always Wondered If I Was On Steroids, And It Was Because I Wasn't That Long And Lean, Flexible, Artistic Gymnast. It Didn't Affect Me Too Much But It Got To The Point Where I Tried To Be That Long And Lean Gymnast, And It Just Wasn't Possible.