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I was a gymnast for years.

Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.

I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.

I had been on the junior Olympic team in high school for trampoline; I could do twenty-six back flips in a row.

When I chose athletics, I knew I wanted to be Olympic champion, and now I have done it in London.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

I loved gymnastics. I was eager to compete. I was hungry to go out there and be the best in the world, and I had that determination.

I was a perfectionist in gymnastics.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.