“That day, I had a friend texting me. So before, I had a best friend, she was an amazing person, I just kind of secluded myself with her. She was my only friend at that time really. I was just
“It was October 2014. I tried to take my own life by self harm. I got really really depressed. It’s one of the most embarrassing moments for me too, just thinking about how someone can get that low in their
“My mom’s been an inspiration for me as well. She’s a single mom, who raised 3 girls. She’s always kept a strong faith, she’s always motivating those around her and is constantly spreading her positivity. She’s very much inspiring in
“I was inspired by Shawn Johnson growing up, she was always so motivational. Even now since she’s been retired, she continues to help and inspire youth. She’s always pushing people to be their best self, and inspiring many. She has
“When I was younger I loved to watch the Olympics, I loved to watch gymnastics and see the competitors doing tricks/flips, the freedom they had. It’s a team sport even though its individual events, you get a lot of support
“If you want to be great at what you do, you have to be obsessive, a little bit crazy about it. You have to do things that nobody else is going to do and then you have to have fun.
“I didn’t struggle as much with direct racism, there were definitely moments of that, that was a smaller percentage. The majority of it was more indirect, subtle. Things like not being able to get the same chances, not being able
“Growing up my older brother was really helpful for me. Not only would he protect me, spend a ton of time with me, I would follow him around so when he went to practice, I would go to his practice
“My dad, when he moved from Taiwan to America, he fell in love with the game. So when we were growing up, we basically grew up with a ball in our hands, me and my brothers would always play together.
“I think working out is the best medicine ever, I don’t know how cliché that sounds but I think working out literally, I hope one day I can just rely on that instead of medication to kind of calm down