Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

If I could go back in time and see anyone perform, it would have to be Bob Marley.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I got a degree in psychology at the University of Michigan and can most definitely sing the greatest college fight song of all time.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

My most prized possession is my pillow. I can't travel or sleep without it. And it's, like, this really thin down pillow that really doesn't do anything, but it's weird: if I don't have it, I'm constantly thinking about not having it.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

If you want to be the best gymnast in the world, you have to love the moment. Every single moment that you are competing. Every skill, you have to be showing it off. If you aren't showing it off, what are you doing?

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

The first time I won a medal in the all-around competition is when I realized that's what I wanted to do pretty much for the rest of my life. Even though I was still doing baseball and soccer at the time, I think I just found that that was more my passion, where I saw a lot more success... I was probably eight or nine years old.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I listen to music that doesn't have words. I love Kygo - he's tropical house, and that's my stuff!

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

The most fun is the high bar - I just like the adrenaline rush of doing the high-flying releases.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

Teamwork. That's the biggest lesson you can learn from competing in NCAA gymnastics. Everyone just has to work together, you have to trust in everyone, and everyone has to push you to become the gymnast you want to be.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I keep joking with my teammates that Nickelback should be our walkout song. I think everyone secretly likes at least one song.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

Due to my love for 'Harry Potter,' I have to say my celebrity crush is Emma Watson and my Olympic crush is Gracie Gold.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I'm a California kid, so I love the beach.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

There's always a little fear anytime you're doing something crazy because at any moment you can break a leg, land on your neck, or peel off the bar. Over the years, we've fallen so many times that we've kind of learned how to fall safely. Still, there is always a risk.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

The No. 1 place I've visited so far was Antwerp, Belgium. That was one of the coolest cities I've ever seen. Every day I woke up, I felt like I was in a movie.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

Pommel horse is probably the most nerve-wracking because it's one of the events that is easiest to fall off, and then you lose the momentum of the whole routine.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

My best event is probably... it actually varies day by day. But the high bar - it's the most fun for me. A lot of people like it. It's risky and dangerous. I like the adrenaline rush.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

With how much stress I have every day in the gym, you need a little time to get out and just be whoever you want to be.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

My parents met during their time at Cal Berkeley while they were both on the gymnastics team. Due to their intense gymnastics background, I started doing 'Mommy and Me' classes when I was 2 years old.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I bought a Fitbit, actually, and I just thought it was going to be an awesome way to track how I live and move and burn calories, but with gymnastics, it was a total waste of money because it's more based off how you walk and not how you flip.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

I know everyone has Olympic dreams, but if you really think about it, you just don't want to go to the Olympics. You want to be a gold medalist at the Olympic Games.

Sam Mikulak
Sam Mikulak

'Finding Dory' just stole my heart. Little Dory was the most adorable thing in the entire world, and Ellen DeGeneres killed the game. I liked the flashbacks to the past - it gave you a bit more perspective and appreciation for certain characters.