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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.

My Approach To Gymnastics In Beijing Was Heavily Based On The Amount Of Difficulty I Could Do.

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.

Everything Is About Your Movements And Precision And Timing, Which Is What Gymnastics Is About.

Gymnastics Has Made Me Strong. I Feel Like It Broke Me Down To My Lowest Point, But At The Same Time, It Has Given Me The Greatest Strength Anyone Could Ask For.