Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.

The hard days are what make you stronger.

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!

The majority of the things that I do, I'm actually afraid to do, but you just have to have a positive attitude and block out any fears that you have.

You have to give 110% all the time. 100% isn't good enough anymore.

I think imperfection is beauty. Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I've learned to love them. I don't even think of it as a flaw anymore because it's made me into the athlete that I am.

I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated.

There's nothing better than going out there and seeing USA on your leotard.

When I'm older, I want to have my own workout clothes line, like leggings and cute jackets in bright and fun colors.

I was so happy to go to prom so I could have a mental break because I've been working so hard. It felt so good to feel normal for once, and then the next day, I was in the gym again.

I've never been cocky. Even right now I don't like to talk about the Olympics.

Faith ― acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.

Do you know how many people would give anything for what you have? Not the fame or wealth—the opportunity to wake up tomorrow healthy, pain free and with a future stretching out before them?

Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.

I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me.

Definitely. The way I look is a reflection of who I am. That's how my music is too.

I think what happens is when something becomes successful, then a lot of people take credit for it in such ways that it takes credit away from you.

I don't have anything to say in any picture. But you do, from your experience, surmise something. You do give a photograph symbolic content, narrative content... But it's nothing to worry about!

We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.

On Sundays when I speak, I hopefully give somebody something that they can use the next day at work or at home.