If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

Set daily, monthly and long term goals and dreams. Don't ever be afraid to dream too big. Nothing is impossible. If you believe in yourself, you can achieve it.

Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.

You don't always get stronger on the days that everything comes easily to you.

You always have to finish what you start and I learned that some of life's greatest lessons come with disappointment.

Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.

I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars.

Being with someone I love and care about to feed off positive energy is crucial.

Without my parents and their love and support in my life, I would not be who I am or where I am today.

Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.

I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?

Planning and perseverance will bring your mission to fruition.

Our spirits are connected honey. Wrapped in firsts of gnarled heartache. But I promise not to let go if you don't.

Dreams are nervy things—all it takes is for one stern word to be spoken in their direction and they shrivel up and die.

More importantly, if you are in a position to hire, hire a veteran. They will be the best employees you have.

While drawing grasses I learn nothing 'about' grass, but wake up to the wonder that there is grass at all.

Don't be discouraged. At times the path to truth is circuitous. The point is not to succeed, only to smile eternally.

Drive Nature from your door with a pitchfork, and she will return again and again.

Ability is active power, or power to perform.

I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.