I think I finally have really taken ownership of myself and me as a gymnast. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
I was compared to a bird that was too fat to lift itself off the ground. — Katelyn Ohashi Bird Copy Share Image
Gymnastics was my worth - it was my life - and I hated myself. — Katelyn Ohashi Gymnastics Copy Share Image
How I've always felt is that the fun in gymnastics got taken away from me too soon. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
I think gymnastics can be a really brutal sport. I don't think it's supposed to be a brutal sport. — Katelyn Ohashi Brutal Copy Share Image
I was a mess my freshman year of college. I still had so much pain in my heart. — Katelyn Ohashi College Copy Share Image
This may sound shocking, but I never dreamed about going to the Olympics. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
If my Michael Jackson routine left even one person feeling uncomfortable or less joyful, I felt like it was in everyone's best… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
As an athlete, you learn to keep pushing through the pain until the pain eventually becomes unbearable. Even then, you are told… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
Both my parents had never been to New York, so when they got to go out with me for 'Good Morning America,'… — Katelyn Ohashi America Copy Share Image
I've said before, 'gymnastics is abusive,' but now I know it's not the sport that's abusive - it's the culture that was… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
Before bed, I just brush my teeth and fall asleep. I don't usually wear makeup, but if I do, I'll wipe it… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
It's not me standing on the podium with medals. It's me being able to walk out with a smile on my face… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
Gymnastics has taught me so many lessons, and I couldn't be more grateful for everything that I've gone through. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
I was in the gym seven hours a day, six times a week, and Sunday was my day of rest. So there… — Katelyn Ohashi Day Copy Share Image
Floor is where I get to express myself. That's, like my party time, like my play time. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
As a little girl, I could not sit still until my parents told me it was time to go to the gym. — Katelyn Ohashi Girl Copy Share Image
You can tell when someone recognizes you and they want to say something, but they don't want to bother you. — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
I am who I am today because of a lot of the things I've learned in gymnastics. — Katelyn Ohashi Gymnastics Copy Share Image
I think what I show is joy when I do stuff, so I think always having a love for what you do… — Katelyn Ohashi Close to my heart Copy Share Image
Women are 'expected' to have skinny waists yet still be voluptuous. People surrounding us tell us we need to eat but then… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
As much as you love a sport, I don't think love and joy necessarily go hand in hand. I think you can… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
In life, we are told to do or be so many different things and expected to fit so many different expectations; I… — Katelyn Ohashi Expectations Copy Share Image
I think just being able to experience college gymnastics the way I have has allowed me to really express myself and have… — Katelyn Ohashi Experience Copy Share Image
Using my voice has empowered me to take complete ownership of my life. So, in return for speaking my truth, I listen. — Katelyn Ohashi Empowered Copy Share Image
I won the 2011 Visa Championships, the 2012 Pacific Rims, and then the 2013 American Cup (the first and only senior elite… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
There's days when my body's better than other days. It still gives me problems. But it's very manageable. Rehab is forever my… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
In elite gymnastics, I was surrounded by this bubble, that gymnastics was literally all I knew, and I'd like to know about… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
I have said that gymnastics can be abusive and brutal. That was my experience. I felt trapped in a world where authority… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
At just 16 years old, I was told that my back would never be the same again. My well-being had been neglected… — Katelyn Ohashi Gold Copy Share Image
The joy had been ripped away from me, but deep down, I loved the competition floor. And I thought, 'Gymnastics is literally… — Katelyn Ohashi Competition Copy Share Image
