Gymnast Quotes

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.

As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Movements are as eloquent as words.

For me going down in history being the first black American to win the gold, I think more colored people are going to start coming to the gymnastics world and say 'okay, anything is possible. If Gabby did it, then I can do it too.'

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

Everyone works hard when they want to, when they get quick results, when it's convenient to put forth effort. The best work hard when they don't want to, when it's inconvenient to give it that little extra effort... and that extra effort might be just what they need to place them on top.

It's not about winning or losing a competition, it's about beating the doubt from within yourself and knowing at the end of each day you are one step closer to your goals.

My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.

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.

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Tango is about feeling and sensitivity, otherwise you are just doing gymnastics. You can do all the steps but it has to have the feeling and sensitivity of authentic tango.

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."

The mind is perhaps one of the greatest factors in gymnastics; if one can't control his mind, he can't control his body.

It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach a low one.

Strength and conditioning are the keys to good performance and longevity in gymnastics.

Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

It's important to push yourself further than you think you can go each and every day - as that is what separates the good from the great.

Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.

It feels amazing to inspire little kids to want to do gymnastics and have fun with it.

Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.