Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.

My back is permanently messed up.

By 2012, I probably had, like, three stress reactions in my back. Two stress fractures in my fibula.

The Olympics were something that was put in my path. I knew I was capable, I worked so hard for it, so I guess it's like, Why wouldn't I want to go to the Olympics? But it was never something that I was really, really dead set on. It was just what my coaches and everyone else forced upon me.

Even before the missteps that I've had, I was never going to run for office. My family is adamantly opposed to it, and frankly, my politics don't necessarily work for the primaries of either of our parties.

I don't play video games because I know that if I ever started, I'd never be able to maintain a career again.

I had a great career. I have no reason to complain. It's the way it goes in nature. You slow down. And I believe I lasted a lot longer than a lot of people.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.