I Still Can't Believe I'm An Olympic

In 2008 I Didn't Take It All In Enough. I Was So Wrapped Up In Just The Competition That I Missed What Was Going On Around Me. If I Am Given That Opportunity Again To Go To The Olympics And Be An Athlete I Want To Take It All In Because I Feel Like This Is My Last Shot And I Want To Feel The Team Spirit. I Want To Really Live And Breathe The Usa.

I Feel Like If You Compare The Commentary, What's Covered With Female Athletics, As With Men. On Any Given Day, If A Guy Competes, You're Going To Critique His Technique And His Performance, Training. With A Girl, You Don't Do The Same Thing. You Might Mention A Little Bit Of That, But You're Also Going To Get What She Was Wearing, How She Performed, What She Looked Like. I Feel Like It Should Be The Same.

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.

Injury Taught Me I Need To Learn How To Face Challenges.

I Had Surgery To Repair The Acl In February 2010 And Was Back In The Gym By June, But Rushed Things Too Quickly And Ended Up Re-tearing My Mcl In September.