First, don't cry. That's the worst thing a gymnast can do in training, because it can ruin your concentration and lead to… — Rozalia Galiyeva Copy Share Image
We want and expect to win the silver or gold. A bronze would be a step back. In fact, we think it… — Betty Okino Copy Share Image
One time a French reporter asked me how I could do a cross so easily. I said, "You just lower your body… — Albert Azaryan Copy Share Image
Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition. — Nadia Comaneci Copy Share Image
“It was Bobby who convinced her that gymnastics was a choice, that it had always been a choice, that she could still… — Caela Carter 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 was a rhythmic and athletic gymnast for a little while. Then, when I quit gymnastics, I fell in love with yoga.… — Nina Dobrev 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
Gymnastics does take great focus and concentration. What I do is look to my coach. He keeps me focused. And I meditate… — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
My mom and dad were extremely supportive. But my mom, she definitely made a lot of sacrifices, specifically because she wasn't working… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
I was 16 when I quit gymnastics and decided to start acting. I started booking immediately after. I was very lucky and… — Nina Dobrev Copy Share Image
I'd really like to get to do some fighting, some martial arts training, because I think that would be really fun I… — Anna Paquin Copy Share Image
When I was doing gymnastics, I was playing. It was fun. The ballet was not fun at all. Yes, I agree you… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
I didn't feel like gymnastics were part of The Cars. I certainly philosophically didn't want to prod the audience to react to… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
The Dance can, with the aid of music, rise to the heights of poetry. On the other hand, through an excess of… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
“Audience of angels descend in the ambiance reciting praises in your glory, when you wear your dance shoes, when you arrive at… — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life - who I'm married… — Victoria Jackson Copy Share Image
There's so much denial in gymnastics. It's a beautiful sport but the other part is numbing. You become machinelike. They'll refute this,… — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
If you do the best you can, you will find, nine times out of ten, that you have done as well as… — William Feather Copy Share Image
I couldn't even think about elite gymnastics for a while. It was definitely good for me to try something different. — MyKayla Skinner Copy Share Image
I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing… — Mike Ditka Copy Share Image
I'm going to become like a gymnast. I watch online, on Instagram, these gymnast influencers, and that's where I want to get. — Bryson DeChambeau Copy Share Image
Never give up and always keep fighting, because though times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep pushing… — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
How many people in the world is, each of them is individual. And I like to eat bread, somebody don't like that.… — Olga Korbut Copy Share Image
I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment… — Alicia Sacramone Copy Share Image
I was an extreme tomboy. I did competitive gymnastics for over 10 years. I cut my hair like Winona Ryder, with that… — Serinda Swan Copy Share Image
I personally support the type of gymnastics which does not exceed a certain amount of acrobatics and risks because then one can… — Ludmilla Tourischeva Copy Share Image
In gymnastics, everything is a competition. You want to have your hair look the best and your makeup look the best. You… — McKayla Maroney Copy Share Image
Gymnastics is a lot like life. You don't become an Elite gymnast by bickering and having a negative attitude. You have to… — Shannon Miller 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 Copy Share Image
Having the opportunity to go to the U.S. Olympics was great because I was the first Latina in over 30 years to… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
“O wayfarer! Yearn finds quench, not in meadows, seashores or altitude of mountain peaks; but when being becomes dance.” — Shah Asad Rizvi Copy Share Image
What's endlessly complicated in thinking about women's gymnastics is the way that vulnerability and power are threaded through the sport. — Meghan O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on? — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
We usually spend one hour per week on ballet but Marta Karolyi has us do a lot of compulsory floor in the… — Kristie Phillips 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 Copy Share Image
...above all, you have to love what you are doing. You cannot fake passion. If you love it you can fight through… — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
My daughter is exceptionally chatty. I'm not a braggy mother but she is gifted - with the personality of a Russian gymnastics… — Caroline Rhea Copy Share Image
