I Still Can't Believe I'm An Olympic

With Literature, Sometimes A Book Is Presented In The Media As Being Say, A Muslim Story Or An African Story, When Essentially It's A Universal Story Which We Can All Relate To It, No Matter What Race Or Social Background We Come From

A Comeback In Gymnastics Is Almost Impossible In Itself.

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.

I Missed Being Considered An Athlete And Having That Competitive Drive, And Missed Having Something To Work For Every Day. I'd Taken Two And A Half Years Away From The Sport And Was Out Of Shape. I Wanted To Get Back To Where I Was In 2008.

I Always Have Someone To Look Up To, And I Think It Helps Me With Motivating Myself.