To Have Any Doubt In Your Body

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.

Well-i Don't Know If Anyone Would Really Ask Me To Prom.

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.'

Staying Healthy And Consistent Is Paramount.

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.