How 9 Olympians Keep Their Nerves in Check Before Competing

Especially these past few years, as you get older, you have a different perspective on everything. I think really understanding that this is something I enjoy and started doing because I loved it and I'm still doing it because I still love it is important — remembering to enjoy all those little moments. When we're laughing about something silly or something so cool as the stadium that we're in or that outfitting that we get, just trying to enjoy every moment of it usually takes away from all the nerves. I just remember that I'm so fortunate to get to do something that I love on the world's biggest stage and that nothing is going to happen if something goes wrong. It's not like I'm performing a surgery.