I Was Always Trying To

Don't Force Anything. Find What You Love And Stick With It.

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.

Critique The Performance, And Respect The Hard Work Put In.

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.'

Gymnastics Is So Complex.