Getting started as a volunteer anywhere can be a challenge to a lot of people. The biggest hurdle is that people think they have to give all of their….

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyc….

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….

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. T….

"Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in co….

I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be..

I've had asthma my entire life..

I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human ….

Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life..

I don't have to be enemies with someone to be competitors with them..

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well..

There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me..