Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.

I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.

I come from a big, loud family, and I'm the quieter one. Performing is something I have to switch on. I've heard I get real sassy onstage, which I'm not in real life! It's fun to be that person for an hour a night.

I spend days on my Xperia logging on Facebook chatting with my friends and family at home; I love listening to Rihanna and Pink and watching movies. Basically, anything that makes me smile, but most of my fans will know that I am always smiling!

We spend to pretend that we're upper class. And when the dust clears - when bankruptcy hits or a family member bails us out of our stupidity - there's nothing left over. Nothing for the kids' college tuition, no investment to grow our wealth, no rainy-day fund if someone loses her job.

Through an image, people are able to communicate how they're feeling, making even the most invisible struggles more visible to friends and family.