The courage to soar to great heights is inside all of us.

I have come to understand that every day is something to cherish.

It’s important to push yourself further than you think you can go each and every day – as that is what separates the good from the great.

My entire adolescence was geared toward one thing: gymnastics.

I think it’s just really important for youth today to have a passion and pursue something seriously.

Unless you’re Mary Lou Retton, in the right place at the right time with the right personality, you’re not going to be on a Wheaties box and have all these endorsements.

As you get older, it’s harder to maintain your weight and to fly through the air for those routines. It’s also the lifestyle; you train seven to eight hours a day, five to six days a week.