(in response to criticism that she was hogging the glory) Kerri: There were seven girls on that team--none of us could have done it alone; I know that!
(on living away from her parents at a young age) Kerri: I've become a lot more responsible, because you have to be. You have to be dedicated, for one thing, to give up your family, and disciplined and stuff. But, you know, you still do everything you're supposed to do, even though you don't have your parents there telling you what to do.
(on her decision to vault on her injured ankle) Kerri: When Bela looks at you and says, "You can do it!" you know you can do it!
(on her decision to do a second vault) Kerri: Yes, I was in pain, but I've been in a lot of pain before. A lot of athletes compete with pain, so I knew I just had to try to overcome it and go again.
Kerri's favorite subjects in school were math and French.
Kerri's favorite food is raspberries.
At the age of fourteen, Kerri was the youngest member of the 1992 United States Olympic Gymnastics Team.
Kerri won the Olympic Spirit Award for her performance in the team competition in the 1996 Olympic Games.
Kerri has two Olympic medals: a bronze medal from the 1992 Barcelona Games and a gold medal from the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Kerri qualified for the all-around competition in the 1996 Olympic Games but had to pull out because of her severely sprained ankle. Dominique Moceanu competed in her place.
Kerri was thrilled when she was asked to do a guest appearance on Beverly Hills 90210 because it was one of her favorite TV shows!
Kerri sustained a serious back injury when she fell from the uneven bars while competing in the 1994 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. She surprised everyone when she was able to heal a potential crippling injury in a matter of months.
Kerri was one of three girls on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Team that was also a member of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Team. (Shannon Miller and Dominique Dawes were the others.)
After the 1992 Olympics, Kerri trained at Steve Nunno's gym in Oklahoma and Tom Forrester's gym in Colorado for a while before returning to Bela Karolyi's gym in 1995.
Kerri wrote a children's book called "Heart of Gold".
The score for the vault that Kerri Strug performed on her injured ankle in the '96 Olympics was 9.712.
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