I Know How Much More I Need

In Some Ways The Acl Tear Was A Blessing. I Had Hesitated To Return To Elite Gymnastics After The 2008 Olympics. I Told Myself I Had Already Accomplished So Much, And The Road Was Just Going To Get Harder If I Continued.

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.

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.

People Put Too Much Emphasis On Looks.

If You Lose The Nerves, You Lose The Sport.