I know, I know ... I'm getting old. |
I thought, 'Why am I not out there? I can still do this.' I felt I still had a lot of good gymnastics left in me that people didn't get to see. |
I was always kinda fearless in everything I did. |
I was forced out of the sport into retirement through injuries. I wasn't ready to leave. |
I'm probably in the best shape I've been in since 2000. Six months after this new procedure was used -- less invasive surgery -- I was able to start doing everything again. |
It's really quite an honor for me to still be able to do this, 10 years later. If my autograph can make someone smile or make their day, I'll do it until the day I die. |