Gymnastics Quotes · Page 8

I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.

— Dan Millman

I don't believe that there's anyone in the world without a competitive bone in their body.

— Shannon Miller

My mom's whole life had been my gymnastics. We struggled to connect when I stopped.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

Being an alternate is probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do in gymnastics.

— MyKayla Skinner

It's nice to have a medal, but we were hoping for a gold.

— Marta Karolyi

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

— Henry Clay Payne

Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it…

— Shawn Johnson

I'm able to support my wife and family off of gymnastics. But at the same time I do take it very seriously…

— Jonathan Horton

I would like beautiful gymnastics to be recognized as the best. I want the judges to appreciate things that are not necessarily…

— Kohei Uchimura

When you are on the podium nobody is asking you if you are 15 or 30 years old. What matters is who…

— Oksana Chusovitina

Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the…

— Jennie Finch

At age 4 I started in gymnastics and used that as an outlet for my endless energy for several years.

— Jessica Long

There will be mistakes and there will be falters. There will be things that are not a part of your plan. See…

— Dominique Dawes

Gymnastics has taught me so many lessons, and I couldn't be more grateful for everything that I've gone through.

— Katelyn Ohashi

“As an orangutan cannot embrace higher mathematics or comprehend the architecture and operation of a computer, we humans __ so good at…

— John Rachel

It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for…

— Dominique Moceanu

My coach would push us off the balance beam and teach us how to fall. That helps with your body awareness, your…

— Alexa Bliss

Some aspects of gymnastics don't really get that much attention, and when you have people send you letters, it makes you feel…

— Sam Mikulak

I believe you can be young and compete in gymnastics if you have a coach who is looking out for you and…

— Dominique Moceanu

[on BBC's Sherlock] It's a rare challenge, both for the audience and an actor, to take part in something with this level…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I think the scores for Olympic gymnastics are affected by what countries the judge and the gymnast are from. That's wrong. That…

— Craig Ferguson

My daughter, she loves gymnastics. I take her to gymnastics and watch her compete. It's fun to see something you have rub…

— Eric Bledsoe

When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.

— Chloe Grace Moretz

I love race car drivers, I love gymnastics, I love UFC, I love police officers, I love firefighters. I just try to…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've never wanted to be anything but a gymnast. Maybe it is dangerous-but when you start thinking about danger, you might as…

— Olga Korbut

The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It…

— Bela Karolyi

I would say this is not negative this is h, a hard part in gymnastics. You can't eat, whatever you want to…

— Olga Korbut

It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.

— Jacob Dalton

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

— Shawn Johnson

Wake up every day knowing that today is a new day and only you can determine the outcome of that day. So…

— Alicia Sacramone

I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place…

— Olivia Cooke

Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male…

— Dominique Moceanu

I think I always felt a connection to music and to movement. Growing up, I was surrounded by R&B and Hip-Hop, and…

— Misty Copeland

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It hurts my head, but it's fine because it's something I do every day. You can't avoid the gymnastics questions.

— Simone Biles

“Transcend the terrestrial; surpass the celestial, from nature’s hands when you receive the sublime pleasures of dance.”

— Shah Asad Rizvi

I don't care what anybody says, thick black leather from head-to-toe is not the best thing to be doing gymnastics in.

— James Marsden

The majority of people who get in the sport of gymnastics do not go to the Olympics or get a Division 1…

— Dominique Dawes

Hard work is always hard work, for young gymnasts and old gymnasts. Whoever can handle this will be a champion.

— Svetlana Boginskaya

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

— Shannon Miller