I`m officially retiring from gymnastics ... and it`s kind of difficult. I think it`s time. I want to stay at the top of the game, but if I don`t have it, I`m not going to do it.
Deciding to retire is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, ... I love gymnastics and competing. While the drive is still there, my body knows it`s time. The sport has given me so much, and I can only hope that I have given gymnastics as much as it has given me.
I definitely take pride in the fact I was tough.
You know what, walking off the podium in 2004 with my team was enough. It`s been a long career, and that was the best way to do it.
Walking off the podium in 2004 with my team was enough.
I`ve never cried in my life, ... This moment was coming, and it`s kind of tough.
There`s no getting around it '“ I`m getting old,