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" For me, I don't think about size - I focus more on being powerful and confident. "

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" One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It's just really fun for me. "

" If I disappoint someone, it's their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don't know me. I can't control what they want. "

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" We've always had each other's backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we're the only ones that know what it's like to go through what we do, and so we can't be more thankful for each other. We're like sisters. "

" I think for me, the most fun competition that I've had was my first Worlds. "

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

" I have dual citizenship. "

" If you ever have a mistake, you try to just kind of forget about it because if you carry that with you for the rest of the routine, then the rest of your routine might not go as planned. So you just kind of shake it off, and you just continue your routine like you didn't fall. "

" For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I'm excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team! "

" Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you - except for when it came to hide and seek: that's the only advantage I ever had! "

" Father served in the Air Force for 22 years. "

" 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. "

" I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon's Gymnastix in Houston, and that's how I got started. "

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