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" I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10. "

" I was built this way for a reason, so I'm going to use it. "

" I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012. "

" The reaction of the public plays a very important role. It gives us an adrenaline boost, especially when people start to shout and clap their hands in time with the music. That really helps us to go on. "

" Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on. "

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

" Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body's on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I'm like, 'Did I really just do that?' "

" I don't fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, 'Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.' "

" So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals. "

" I didn't get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out. "

" I don't necessarily have favorite brands. "

" I feel like it's harder because everyone knows I'm the three-time world champion - it's almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen. "

" When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that's all I've known. I have everything I need, so I never felt the need to have answers for what happened. "

" I don't do bugs. "

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

" 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. "

" My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked. "

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" We all have skills, I guess. "

" There are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing. "

" Most of our fans don't get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media. "

" Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I'm having as much fun with it as possible. "

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" 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. "

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