I Had A Constant Fear,

Gymnastics Is So Complex.

To Have Any Doubt In Your Body Is The Biggest Weakness An Athlete Can Have. There Are Times When I Physically Can't Get Myself To Go For A Skill Because I'm Thinking, 'my Knee Hurts Really Bad.'

I Was Able To Do Classics, The U.s. National Championships And The Pan American Games And Feel Like I Improved With Each Meet, But I Was Still Struggling With A Lot Of Residual Pain From The Two Surgeries.

I Feel Like If You Compare The Commentary, What's Covered With Female Athletics, As With Men. On Any Given Day, If A Guy Competes, You're Going To Critique His Technique And His Performance, Training. With A Girl, You Don't Do The Same Thing. You Might Mention A Little Bit Of That, But You're Also Going To Get What She Was Wearing, How She Performed, What She Looked Like. I Feel Like It Should Be The Same.

My Other Life Keeps Me Calm And Grounded And Normal.