I feel blessed to have an opportunity to try out for a second Olympics team and if it doesn't work out, hey I gave it my all.

I love chocolate. I like milk and dark chocolate, but definitely not white.

As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.

I'm a typical college girl; I love to shop and gossip with my roommates about boys and whatnot.

I like that my body is in shape and toned, and isn't too muscular. I feel I still have a woman's physique.

Wake up every day knowing that today is a new day and only you can determine the outcome of that day. So dream big, accept the challenge, and never look back.

It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective.

I try not to deprive myself of anything. I don't do the low-carb thing or anything like that.

I got a custom-made silk dress from a Chinese tailor for really cheap. I sketched it out on a piece of paper, and they took my measurements and made the dress for me in a day!

I really want to go back to school and finish up my sociology degree.

I like to mix up my workouts to keep them fun and interesting. It makes getting to the gym a lot easier!

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you everything else. It's up to you to be happy with what you have or not.

Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. (quoting the Bhagavad-Gita after witnessing the first Nuclear explosion.)

Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Now that you've got me right down to it, the only thing I didn't like about The Barrets of Wimplole Street was the play.

And this is the way a novel gets written, in ignorance, fear, sorrow, madness, and a kind of psychotic happiness as an incubator for the wonders being born.

Whenever we see an unprotected piece we must keep our eyes peeled because this is one of the most important ingredients of a combination.

Hate is unfulfilled love.

When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.

That, sir, which serves and seeks for gain, And follows but for form, Will pack, when it begins to rain, And leave thee in a storm.