It takes a lot of hard work to achieve your dreams, but nothing in life is easy. If it's something you really want, go after it!

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!

When they speak of Hell there's something they miss there's a worse place to be and it's called the Abyss.

Always write to change society for the better. You will go, but it will live forever as a treasure.

...he'd had the foresight to know that a lot of the savages wear store-bought clothes.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

My favorite vegetable is the marshmallow.

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

I was raped. That was a hard thing to write about. I never owned that part of it. Guys don't look at themselves as being raped. We're not raised that way.

There's a lot of reasons you can think of to say why you act, but I can only say that it just felt good. At the same time, it felt really painful. It's still troubling and stressful to me.

Victory comes only to those prepared to make it, and take it.