I'm like a witch! You can't kill me!

You have a personality like mine, it's for everybody... It's not just for some group of people.

I think I've shown the world I'm a fierce competitor, yes. But I've also shown them that I'm a fierce human being.

Sometimes I'll be listening to NPR at the gym, and I'll hear them say, 'Oh, Donald Trump did this today.' And I'm like, 'What?' All of a sudden, I have more energy than if I drank an espresso.

As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back.

I really brought that with me: that people think gay people are disgusting... I remember thinking, 'Okay, I might be gay. But I won't tell anybody. Nobody will ever know.'

If I forgot to put something on, and I have to wear a trash bag, I'm just like, 'I'm gonna rock a trash bag today.'

I personally don't have anything to say to Mike Pence. I'm very lucky because legislation that he's pushed hasn't affected my life at all. I spoke out because there are people out there whose lives have been affected by change that he's tried to make.

I realize now that it's important that I share my story... Also, it'll be easy for me to do an interview, to interact with people.

When you're not hiding anything, it's just very easy to be yourself - shockingly.