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" My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do. "

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" We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough. "

" In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued. "

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" When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym for practice, do exactly what Chow told me to do, go home, come back and start all over again. If Chow told me to do 50 squat jumps, I did 50 squat jumps. "

" I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. "

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" I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London. "

" I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep! "

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" My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training. "

" Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. "

" I know how much more I need to do to be where I want. "

" I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. "

" I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train! "

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