Her Potential
While her parents enrolled her to get more energy out, she took to it quite well. In fact, talent seems to run in her family because her dad played college football at Purdue University. Michael was also an energetic soul!
Making Strides
Erin, her mom, had been a figure skater in high school, so her parents realized she had what it took, choosing to home school her. That way, McKayla could focus more on gymnastics. She claimed she had a dream to go to the Olympics early on!