“I’m just letting my mind heal and my body heal still, because my life did change overnight and I definitely didn’t expect it,” she told HuffPost. “So when everything started coming at me, I put a lot of pressure on myself toward the end of the season. Now I’m going in with a fresh mindset. Because when I just go out and do what I normally do, I am unstoppable.”
If the 19-year-old sounds like she’s into self-affirmations, well, she is. She admits the practice sounds “cheesy” ― but writing and vocalizing positivity has helped. She reminds herself to keep her “keywords” at the ready. “There’s no need to be, I guess, shy about talking about your goals, because if you start saying something enough, you believe it,” she added.C. Morgan Engel via Getty ImagesLee, who also won Olympic silver in the team event and a bronze on the uneven bars, finished her collegiate season on a high note. She becameThe gymnast has already begun fall classes and preparing for her sophomore season while juggling interviews on behalf of Invisalign.