I've had asthma my entire life..

Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader..

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret..

I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers..

There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambas….

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But i….

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing..

When I started competing, you had to have your coach there. Now you can be coached from a home office via Skype or video. That's not the same as havi….

I always keep myself in a position of being a student..

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others..

I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different..

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much..

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace..

I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national….

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to….

All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing an….

As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impa….

When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back a….

Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we ….

Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't ….

The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my….