When I was trying out for my first Olympics at 16, my family and coaches tried to regulate what I ate. But the stricter they got, the more I rebelled.
Alicia Sacramone
I don't think in this case that we had to re-build at all since the Olympics. We had a big, strong group of girls and it was hard for them to pick that team.
girls strong team hard olympics big
I think we could have sent three people to the Olympics and done equally well. We have a lot of great girls in our generation right now.
people girls olympics great
I think our group is really strong right now. I think we could have sent three teams to the Olympics and done equally well with all of them.
strong olympics teams
Missing the Olympic team gave me the push that I needed. I stepped it up a couple of notches and did my stuff.
team missing olympic
I literally tried every sport and was miserable. Soccer couldn't hold my attention. I couldn't figure skate. I'm afraid to swim. So I did dance for five years. It came a time where I was getting a little bit bored with it.
dance thetimes time
family
Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers.
fun
I love chocolate. I like milk and dark chocolate, but definitely not white.
food chocolate
I was terrified of vault, like literally I hated it. I had a fear of running as fast as I could at a solid object, which is I think a normal fear to have because nobody would really want to do that. Once I got over the fear of running into the table I just kind of relaxed and now it's like autopilot. I love it.
During the week I have workout every day from 9 to noon, then I get to rest, then back to the gym from 4: 30 P.M. To 8: 30 P.M.
rest
I feel blessed to have an opportunity to try out for a second Olympics team and if it doesn't work out, hey I gave it my all.
opportunity work
Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what stuck in my mind. I want a better Olympic finish.
mind
It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.
dreams
It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective.
rights
I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there.
mom
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