My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what matters.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Gymnastics is my whole life, and I dream of going to the Olympics and being a world champ.
I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.
For a gymnast to be successful, she needs to strike a balance of everything within herself. She needs to be graceful, flexible, perform all elements, turns, maintain co-ordination - she has to have all of that. If, for example, she only has co-ordination and nothing else, she will not succeed.
In gymnastics, everything is a competition. You want to have your hair look the best and your makeup look the best. You want to be the best, and you want to have the prettiest leotard.
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.
When I compete, I tell myself to be calm. It's not something that's the rest of your life. You're in gymnastics for fun.
In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.
It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.
People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.