Hey there.
Hello.
So nice to meet you.
You're awesome.
And I don't know a lot about gymnasts,
but I think that you were very unique in playing
a contemporary song like that.
I see people doing songs, but not like Beyoncé songs.
Yeah.
And it got a lot of attention.
Like, 29 million people have seen it.
It's crazy.
And a lot of celebrities have been getting
in touch via Twitter, right?
Yes.
Who has reached out to you?
Gabrielle Union, Alicia Keys, Steve Harvey--
you.
You're a legend to me.
And I'm just so honored to be here.
So thank you for that.
Thanks.
Has Beyoncé reached out to you?
Not that I know.
Well she loves you.
I told her you were on today, and she absolutely loves you.
Oh my God!
So she sends love.
I love you, too.
So I know that the path has not been easy, though.
You had a little, some stumbles.
What happened?
Well, I was trying out for 2016 Olympics.
And I actually tore my Achilles, like,
three months before the Olympics.
And it was really devastating because I
felt like everything I sacrificed,
my family sacrificed, was just went down the drain.
And I really wanted to quit gymnastics.
But I had to really dig deep and find it within myself
to know that just because one dream is gone
doesn't mean I'm going to stop myself from achieving
the rest of my dreams.
Absolutely, absolutely.
And you're really good.
Like, you've got to just trust it, you know?
It's weird to say things happen for a reason,
but you just never know where this is going to guide you.
Exactly.
And I understand you have a very interesting person who
inspires you.
Who is that?
My little sister.
She is 10 years old--
Maya.
She loves me, adores me, looks up to me.
And honestly, on my days when I feel like I can't do it anymore
or I just want to quit even more, she just keeps me going.
So I love her.
Adorable.
So she is 10 years old?
Yeah, she's 10.
All right.
Well, you're a college athlete.
I can't give you gifts.
You can't, you know-- like, I'm not allowed to.
But I wanted to give you something that
would mean something to you.
So Maya, come on out.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
No you didn't!
(SINGING) --learn to fly.
Hands up, and touch the sky.
Let's do this one last time.
Hands up.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
All right.
Thank you so much.
How's that?
You're welcome.
Incredible.
All right, you haven't seen her since Christmas, right?
Yes.
Yeah.
So this is-- isn't this exciting?
Yes.
I'm so excited.
Thanks for being here.
Thank you so much.
We'll take a break, and we'll let you stop crying.
And then you can perform after that.
Or you can perform while you cry.
I don't care.
You can do whatever you want.
We'll be right back.
Here to perform from the UCLA Gymnastics Team--
Nia Dennis.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
(SINGING) Hit me!
Thank you.
So good!
Thank you so much.
I just want to keep doing that to you.
Unbelievable!
Thank you.