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" Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes. "

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" The support down here in Rio has been amazing - between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg's, I've felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true. "

" Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that's when you're more successful. You have to choose to do it. "

" When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix. "

" My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. I don't use it to pray before a competition. I'll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case. "

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" I'm thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates. "

" I tune it all out because if I let other people's stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to. "

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" I make breakfast, which is usually Kellogg's Red Berries or egg whites, and then I go to the gym that's only 10 minutes away. "

" We strive for greatness. "

" At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day. "

" I would say to always follow your dream. And dream big because my whole career, including any of the things that I've accomplished, I never thought in a million years that I would be here. So it just proves that once you believe in yourself, and you put your mind to something, you can do it. "

" As athletes, we're always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don't think about it. "

" I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. "

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