I'm Very Determined And Stubborn.

Even Though It May Seem Counterintuitive, A Comfort Zone Is A Dangerous Place To Be.

You've Got To Believe In Yourself First. Take Risks And Don't Be Afraid To Fall.

As Simple As It Sounds, We All Must Try To Be The Best Person We Can: By Making The Best Choices, By Making The Most Of The Talents We've Been Given.

Training For The Olympics Was Much Easier Than Balancing My Life Now! When Practice Was Over, There Was Time For Me. But With Four Kids And A Career, I Have No Downtime. When I'm Not On The Road, I Finish My Workday At 2:30 P.m. Then I Pick The Kids Up From School And They Get 100 Percent Mommy, Not Part Mommy And Part Mary Lou Retton.

Former Olympians Also Get Paid To Make Appearances. Many Of Them Won Their Medals In An Era When Olympic Success Didn't Go Hand-in-hand With Financial Success.