Gymnastics Quotes
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One time a French reporter asked me how I could do a cross so easily. I said, "You just lower your body down until your arms are straight out to the sides, then you stop."
Albert Azaryan -
I was able to represent my country and put on the red, white, and blue - how many people in the world get to do that? Standing on the podium with my teammates, and being the first women's gymnastics team to win this gold medal, it was life-changing!
Dominique Moceanu
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It is fine to be all focused on gymnastics if that is what you want to do, but once you are finished with gymnastics, what are you going to do?
Amy Chow -
When I first turned elite in gymnastics, when I was 14, that's when I really became more inspired than ever. I just always kept that in the back of my mind, and always thought about making the 2012 team.
Aly Raisman -
There is always tension in women's gymnastics between athleticism, grace, performance, and eros.
Meghan O'Rourke -
I think all people are familiar with thinking about their death and trying to come to terms with the fact that we will, at some point, no longer exist. The loss of one's ego is very tough to reconcile with; you really have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to wrap your head around the idea of just not existing anymore.
David Lowery Camper Van Beethoven -
I wish I could be good at gymnastics.
Adwoa Aboah -
Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.
Dominique Moceanu
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Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.
Olga Korbut -
My message is to never quit, never give up. When you have a little trouble here and there, just keep fighting. In the end, it will pay off.
Gabby Douglas -
In gymnastics, smaller will always be better in many ways. The stress in the head, that will be the same for all. But the stress on the body and the concussions it must endure, that will always be easier for the little ones.
Bela Karolyi -
I believe you can be young and compete in gymnastics if you have a coach who is looking out for you and if there is a good gym environment where the coaches are taking care of you emotionally and physically.
Dominique Moceanu -
The Olympics shows the community what gymnastics is all about.
Bela Karolyi -
I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.
Amy Adams
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I did ballet from the age of five, but what I loved was my gymnastics. I kept the ballet going because of the gymnastics, then found I was going to be too tall.
Darcey Bussell -
I learned Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics and I have a trainer.
Ashley Scott -
I've always lived my gymnastics career with a lot of passion and a lot of purpose.
Kyle Shewfelt -
While swimming was always a spotlight sport, I was, if you will, sort of present at the creation when gymnastics became the new star lead-off hitter.
Frank Deford -
If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.
Olga Korbut -
I love having the Olympic Channel app on my phone because I can watch old gymnastics videos any time.
Jonathan Van Ness
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At the Olympics, there was a little bit of unfair judging, but I tried not to be disappointed and to do my best. I think the audience respected and loved what I did at the Olympics, and that helped me become the world champion in 1997.
Olena Vitrychenko -
Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
Laurie Hernandez -
I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.
Nadia Comaneci -
It feels amazing to inspire little kids to want to do gymnastics and have fun with it.
Simone Biles