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" It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, 'You can always go to college, but you can't always go pro.' That made sense to me. "

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

" If anybody has a bad day, they'll just come to my room because they know I'll bring out the positive in everything, or I'll make them laugh, or I'll be just crazy. "

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

" I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I've been to three World Championships... so I think it's like a win-win. "

" 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?' "

" It's amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn't matter because you can do anything. "

" I don't necessarily have favorite brands. "

" 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. "

" At some point, I'll have to go get a real job. "

" You can't get too caught up in yourself. "

" One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't think I could. "

" The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress. "

" I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled. "

" I'm always trying to push myself to the limit to see what I can do. It's my strong will that I've always had since I was a kid. "

" 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. "

" You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit. "

" The floor exercise is a way to express your personality. "

" Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it's the Olympics. I'm blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it. "

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

" Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games. "

" I love a good Netflix binge! "

" I feel like I'm small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS. "

" I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over. "

" I just keep surprising myself, I guess. "

" 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. "

" As a kid growing up, I was never like, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn't bother me at all. "

" 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! "

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

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