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" My family played a huge role in my success, a huge role. "

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" The 200 is tragic! It's my favorite race, but it takes so much out of the body - and it's too much time to think. "

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" I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love. "

" I train my entire body to be strong. To be a professional athlete, we need every part to be strong - the core, the legs, arms. "

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" I enjoy where I'm from. That's me. And my family never let me get far away. "

" I love NBA. I enjoy it, and I also really love the dominance that LeBron James brings to the court. "

" I'm not really sure if I will go back to school. I'm getting old! So I'm not really sure if I have time to go back to school to be a dentist. But hopefully I'll be an Olympic gold medalist. "

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" I am going to branch out to acting and do more modeling. "

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" You have to bury nerves, because they can either destroy you or give you that extra boost. You have to use your nerves in a good way. Don't let them destroy you. "

" I never wanted my grandmother to leave my side. "

" My grandmother's number-one rule was that once you start something, you don't quit. From a young age, she never let me give up on anything. "

" Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish. "

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" We all have a story, and I wouldn't trade my story for anything. "

" I think the most important healthy habit is to rest. Eight hours... every night. "

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" My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day. "

" The first thing I pack for meets is my makeup bag! "

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" I love breakfast. I could eat breakfast for every meal of the day. I can't go without eggs. "

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